| Name |
Place(s)
of Residence |
Comments
|
Labadie,
Charles Joseph |
Michigan
(Detroit) |
1850
- Born, April 18, Paw Paw, Michigan
1872 - Settled in Detroit
1877 - Joined Socialist Labor Party
1881 - Opened correspondence with Henry George
1883 - Abaondoned socialism and embraced individualist anarchism
18-- - Essay, "What Is Socialism," published
1933 - Died, 7 October, Detroit |
Labadie,
Larry |
New
York
(Suffern) |
1955
- Letter, Henry George News, May |
Lacey,
Jean |
California
(San Francisco) |
1979
- Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA |
Lachner,
George |
California
(San Francisco) |
1961
- Attended Henry George School conference, Chicago
1961 - Elected trustee, Henry George School
1961 - Attended Henry George School conference, Hartford,
Connecticut
1973 - Attended International Union conference, Isle of Man,
September
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
(residing in Hawthorne, New Jersey) 1982 - Attended International
Union conference, Utrecht, Holland
1984 - Elected V.P., International Union
1986 - Died |
Lackey,
Jean |
New
York
(New York) |
1943
- Residing in Montreal, Quebec
1943 - Attended annual Henry George birthday celebration, Arden,
Delaware; 5 September
1944 - Letter, regarding the emerging land boom in the USA, Henry
George News, March
1979 - Photograph |
Lafever,
Tim |
Pennsylvania
(Spring Grove) |
19xx
- Becomes member, Henry George Foundation of America
1986 - Died, March |
LaFollette,
Suzanne |
...
|
1890s
- Family moved to Washington, D.C. while father served in the U.S.
House of Representatives
1893 - Born, Washington State
1919 - Graduated college, joined the station of The Nation,
where she met Albert Jay Nock
1920 - Joined The Freeman as an editor, stayed until it
ended publication in 1924
1926 - Book, Concerning Women, reprinted by Arno Pressi,
1972
1929 - Book, Art in America, published
1930 - Founded New Freeman, which foled after 15 months;
turned to freelance writing
1937 - Actively participated in the Committee for the Defense of
Leon Trotsky
1950 - Became managing editor of the reborn The Freeman
1952 - The Freeman was sold to Leondard Read and she
departed; became a staunch anti-Stalinist and anti-communist
1955 - Became founding editor of the National Review
1959 - Retired
1982 - Died
|
LaFortune,
Charlotte (Betty) |
California
(San Diego)
(Capitola) |
1993
- Letter, regarding Unitarians, The Illinois Georgist,
Vol.5, No.1, Winter |
LaFortune,
Louis |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1949
- Completed Henry George School course
1953 - Appointed Field Director |
Lake,
Waldo E. |
... |
1953
- Article, "No Heritage in the Land," Henry George
News, December
1955 - Article, "Do We Overlook a Factor," Henry
George News, June
1956 - Article, "Suburban Development," Henry George
News, April |
Lamb,
W. Taft |
New
Jersey
(Lawnside) |
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania |
Lambert,
William |
New
York
(Ellenville) |
1890
- Serving as President, Single Tax Club of Ellenville |
Lampman,
Rex |
... |
1938
- Article, "Inheritance Tax: The Landlord's Out," The
Freeman, December |
Lancaster,
Ralph P. |
Ohio
Zanesville |
1942
- Letter, supporting the editorial policy of The Freeman,
January |
Land,
L.B. |
... |
1894
- Charter member, Fairhope Industrial Association |
LAND
AND FREEDOM
|
... |
1913
- Published in New York by Joseph Dana Miller, located at 150 Nassau
Street
1942 - A Statement of Principles
1942 - Cover, from
the September-October issue
1943 - Ended publication (Joseph Dana Miller died in 1939) |
| LAND,
EQUALITY AND FREEDOM (L.E.A.F.) |
California
(San Diego)
|
1974
- Founded, with its headquarters in San Diego
1975 - First Annual National Conference, University of California,
San Diego
1975 - Photograph-1,
Photograph-2 from annual
conference
1976 - Second Annual National Conference, University of San
Francisco, San Francisco
1977 - Hosted joint hearing on land value taxation with Sacramento
City Council and Board of Supervisors |
LAND
LEAGUE
|
... |
1883
- Founded (?) |
LAND
MARKER, THE
|
... |
1975
- Published by the Henry George School, Chicago, Illinois; Rosalie
M. Schultz, Editor |
| LAND
VALUE TAXATION LEAGUE OF PENNSYLVANIA |
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh) |
19--
- Located at Garrison Buiding, Third Avenue and Wood Street,
Pittsburgh, PA; P.R. Williams, Exec. Secretary |
Lane,
Franklin Knight |
...
|
1864
- Born, 15 July, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1871 - Family oved to California (Napa); then moved to Oakland
1884 - Entered University of California while working as a reporter
for several San Francisco newspapers
1888 - Passed California bar; became reporter at San Francisco
Chronicle; joined Young Men's Democratic League and worked for
adoption of Australian ballot
1891 - Became New York City correspondent for the San Francisco
Chronicle; became acquainted with Henry George
1891 - Became editor, Tacoma Daily News
1891 - Began correspondence with Henry George 1895 - Returned to
San Francisco after his newspaper folded
1898 - Elected city-county attorney in San Francisco
1902 - Democratic candidate for governor of California
1905 - Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt to Interstate Commerce
Committee (served to 1913)
1913 - Appointed Secretary of the Interior by Woodrow Wilson
(served to 1920)
1921 - Died, 18 May |
Lane,
Theodore |
New
York
(Long Island) |
1890
- Active in the single tax movement |
Langewiesche,
Wolfgang |
... |
1961
- Article, "Land Speculation and How to Stop It,"
published in Readers Digest, July |
Lapham,
J.K. |
New
York
(New York) |
1967
- Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec; July
|
Larkin,
Thomas A. |
... |
1958
- Trustee, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
1961 - Elected trustee, Henry George School, NY
1967 - Served as trustee, Henry George School, New York
1989 - Died, June 2 |
Larson,
Betty |
Wisconsin
(Beloit) |
1977
- Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
|
Larson,
Gosta |
... |
1942
- Book, Revolt in Arcadia |
Lassiter,
Leonardo |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
1980
- Attended Joint Georgist conference, New York, NY |
Laue,
J. Charles |
New
York |
1938
- Instructor, Henry George School |
Lavery,
Chas. J. (Dr.) |
South
Dakota
(Aberdeen) |
19--
- Serving as Secretary, South Dakota Central Tax Reform League |
Lavery,
Charles L. |
South
Dakota
(Aberdeen) |
1944
- Letter, criticizing the Atlantic Charter as standing for statism,
Henry George News, July |
Lawrence,
David L. |
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh) |
1946
- elected Mayor, Pittsburgh
1958 - End of term as Mayor; elected Governor
1958 - Address, "Pittsburgh's Progress under the Graded Tax
Plan," delivered at the Henry George Foundation conference,
Pittsburgh, PA, November
1960 - Governor of Pennsylvania
1960 - Letter endorsing two-rate property tax printed, Henry
George News, August |
Lawrence,
Edward M. |
Alabama
(Fairhope) |
19--
- Graduated from the University of Wisconsin, urban studies; earned
masters degree from School of Commerce
2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
2006 - Serving as Director, Fairhope Single Tax Corp. and
President, Georgist Association of Alabama
2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference,
Evanston, IL, July
2006 - Paper,
Henry
George: The Relevance of His Philosophy Today presented at the
Fairhope Unitarian Fellowship, 22 October
2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference,
University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
2007 - Response,
Georgist
Proposals and the Global Warming Controversy, to comments made
by Charles S. Haughey in July. 23 December
|
Lawrence,
L.B. |
New
York
(Long Island) |
1939
- Teaching Henry George class |
Lawson,
Fenton |
Ohio
(Cincinnati) |
1918
- Letter, Everyman, March, in which he wrote:
"I think it the height of wisdom for the
singletaxers of the country to concentrate their efforts on
California this year, where there are such splendid prospects of
citory." |
Lawton,
J.B. |
Florida
(Orlando) |
1918
- Letter, Everyman, April |
Lazaar,
Herman A. |
...
|
19--
- Born
1941 - Received degree in physics, Columbia University (worked on
the Manhattan Project)
1949 - Enrolled in Henry George School, Perth Amboy, under Ernest
Eblovi
1973 - Served as trustee, Henry George School, New York
|
Lazarus,
Emma |
...
|
1849
- Born
1880s - Became strong supporter of Henry George's campaign and
corresponded with George
1881 - Poem, "Progress and Poverty," published in the
New York Times, 2 October
1887 - Died (cancer)
|
Lea,
Arthur |
New
York
(New York) |
1948
- Teacher, responsible for outreach into communities, Henry George
School |
Leach,
J.J. (Mrs.) |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Leake,
B. Gage |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1938
- Instructor, Henry George School (at least thru 1940) |
Learn,
George |
Missouri
(St. Louis) |
1967
- Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec; July
|
Leavens,
G. St. J. |
...
|
1889
- Participated in National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper
Union, New York City, September |
LeBaron,
James Wade |
... |
1942
- Letter, objecting to editorial policy and publication of an
article by Rutgers University President on the need to support the
war effort, The Freeman, October
|
LeBosky,
Jacob C. |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Lecky,
William E.H. |
...
|
Historian
and absentee Irish landlord
1896 - Book, Democracy and Liberty, Vol. II contains a
treatment of Henry George's ideas |
Ledeen,
Hymen |
California
(Pasadena)
|
1958
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
|
Lee,
George E. |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Lee,
George E. |
California
(Pasadena) |
1943
- Joined faculty, Henry George School
1953 - Stepped down as President, Henry George School board
1954 - Died, 2 May |
Lee,
J. Bracken |
... |
1958
- Article, "Let's Abolish the Income Tax," Henry
George News, August
1958 - Paper, "Abolish the Income Tax," presented at the
Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
|
Lee,
Jubal |
Pennsylvania
(York) |
1977
- Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania |
Lee,
William J. |
Connecticut
(Stratford) |
19--
- Became arden follower of Henry George
1942 - Died, 25 January |
Leenhouts,
|
... |
1928
- Secretary, League of Wisconsin Single Taxers |
Leeuwen,
M.J. Van |
Massachusetts
(Boston) |
1940
- Instructor, Henry George School |
LeFevre,
Robert |
... |
1911
- Born
1957 - Founded Freedom School in Colorado Springs, Colorado; later
changed to Rampart College
1964 - Article, "Frank Chodorov: Teacher," reprinted in
Fragments, Spring 1995
19-- - Photograph
1965 - Article,
A
Challenge to the Georgists, Rampart Journal; reprinted
in the American Journal of Economics and Sociology
1969 - Article, Whale
Money -- An Instance of Private Enterprise Coinage, Henry
George News, June
1974 - Address, [topic not known] delivered at the Henry George
School conference, Goleta, CA
1984 - Photograph
1986 - Died
1995 - Article, Frank
Chodorov: Teacher, Fragments, Spring
2001 -
The
Wisdom of Lefevre by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., July |
Lefferts,
Shirley |
New
Jersey
Roselle
|
1959
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, NJ
|
Leffingwell,
Elmore (Dr.) |
... |
1940
- Address, "Who Moulds Public Opinion -- and How?" at Long
Island Forum, 30 April |
Leggett,
Joseph |
... |
Profession:
lawyer
18-- - Born, Dublin, Ireland
1868 - Migrated to California
1878 - Elected President, Land Reform League of California
1899 - Photograph
1917 - Died |
Lehmann,
Tom |
Illinois
(Alton)
|
1986
- Article, "LVT Would Be Real Tax Reform," Equal
Rights, Summer
1993 - Letter, St.Louis Dispatch, January 14 |
Lehmann,
Mary L. |
Texas
(Austin) |
2003
- Established website to
pressure the City of Austin to lease rather than sell prime public
land for development
2005 - Letter, "Revenue for Schools," printed in the Texas
Observer, 8 July; reprinted in GroundSwell,
September-October
2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference,
Evanston, IL, July
|
Lehr,
George W. |
Missouri
(St.Louis) |
Profession:
banking
1988 - Died |
Leibe,
Harold G. |
Connecticut
(Hartford) |
1940
- Instructor, Henry George School |
Leiser,
Albert |
California
(San Diego) |
1960
- Trustee, Henry George School |
Lemon,
Francis Q. |
Delaware |
1943
- Taught Henry George coruses in Wilmington, Delaware, sponsored by
the Democratic City Committee |
Lent,
C.P. |
New
York
(New York)
|
1958
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
|
Lenten,
Nicholas |
California
(La Mesa) |
1958
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
1989 - Trustee, Basic Economic Education |
Lentz,
John J. |
Ohio
(Cleveland) |
1926
- Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia |
Leogrande,
Ernest |
... |
1952
- Article, "The Street Expects Changes to be Gradual,"
Henry George News, December
1953 - Article, "Henry George and Catholic Doctrine, An
Inquiry into the McGlynn Case," Henry George News,
March and May
1953 - Article, "Peace Is Bullish," Henry George News,
June
1953 - Article, "Economics for Children," Henry
George News, December
1956 - Article, "Desires Unlimited," Henry George
News, April
1956 - Article, "Of Bananas and Ears," Henry George
News, May |
Leon,
Danie De |
New
York
(New York) |
1852
- Born, Island of Curacao
1880 - Active supporter of Henry George
1889 - Joined Socialist Labor Party; advocated democratic control
of industries by worker councils
1914 - Died, New York City, 11 May |
Leon,
William |
New
York
(New York) |
1937
- Became student at Henry George School; later joined faculty
1944 - Began teaching at Henry George School following discharge
from the Merchant Marine
1952 - Died, August 12 |
Leonard,
Charles F. |
California
Arcadia |
1964
- Paper, An
Examination of the Nature of Capital and the Causes of Interest,
presented at the Henry George International Conference in New York,
August-September (also delivered the same talk at Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA (following conference in New York)
1966 - Secretary of Committee on Land Taxation |
Leonard,
Samuel |
California
(El Monte)
|
1979
- Attened Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, New York, NY
|
Leonard,
Samuel |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
Profession:
screenplay writer
1987 - Left substantial bequest to Henry George School,
Chicago |
Leonard
(Levin),
Samuel N. |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1936
- On editorial staff of Henry George Fellowship
|
Lerster,
Mortimer A. |
New
York
(Brooklyn) |
1944
- Letter, indicating his intent to write a paper answering Thomas
Henry Huxley's arguments against Henry George, Henry George News,
March |
LeStourgeon,
E.G. |
Texas
(San Antonio) |
19--
- Serving as President, San Antonio Economic Study Club |
LeStourgeon,
Guy |
Texas
(San Antonio) |
1918
- Letter, Everyman, April, in which he wrote:
"I was shocked and grieved to learn of
the death of Herman. His loss coming at this time is certainly a
hard blow. I know how terrible it will seem to you in Los Angeles.
Of course, I feel as you do that nothing will stop the good work.
The remainder of us merely have that much more to do."
|
LeTourneau,
R.G. |
... |
1950
- Article, "Booms and Busts," Henry George School,
December
|
Leubuscher,
Frederic Cyrus |
New
Jersey |
1859
- Born, New York City
187- - Attended City College and Columbia University Law School
1884 - Began law practice
1887 - Co-authored book, Henry George's 1886 Campaign, with
Louis F. Post
1910 - President, Manhattan Single Tax Club
1910 - Attended Single Tax Conference, New York, NY, November
1926 - Introduced resolution at International Conference in
Copenhagen to form International Union
1934 - Stepped down from board, Henry George School, New York, NY
1937 - Serving as Director, The Freeman Corp.
1938 - Article, "Keeping Those Buzzards Out," The
Freeman, October
1939 - Article, "Quints Quintuple Land Values," The
Freeman, January
1939 - Article, Bolton
Hall, The Freeman, January
193- - Elected first President, Henry George School, New Jersey
1939 - Review of Albert Jay Nock's book Henry George,
Neither
Anarchism Nor Communism, The Freeman, October
1940 - Died, 18 August
|
LeVan,
Marie A. |
Connecticut
(Hartford) |
1941
- Secretary, Henry George Fellowship
1945 - Elected Vice President, Henry George School, Hartford,
Connecticut |
Leverenz,
Fred J. |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1940
- Essay, "Solution to the Problem of the Employee, Employer and
the Public," written for contest sponsored by the Rotary Club
of Chiago, February |
Leverette,
William |
South
Carolina
(Greenville) |
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania |
Levetan,
Liane |
Georgia
(Atlanta)
|
1980
- Attended Joint Georgist conference, New York, NY
|
Levin,
Alexander (Rabbi) |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
1940
- Member, Henry George School advisory council |
Levin,
Eugene |
California
Sacramento |
1928
- Born, 26 April, Los Angeles
1946 - Moved to Washington State; graduated from University of
Washington, School of Engineering
1967 - Joins faculty, Henry George School
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1992 - Elected trustee, Common Ground USA
2002 - Died, 8 April |
Levine,
Hyman |
New
York
(New York City) |
19--
- |
Levy,
Burt... |
New
York
(New York) |
1940
- Lectures, based on George Geiger's Theory of the Land Quetion,
to Henry George Society at City College
1940s - Teacher, HGS |
Levy,
Daniel A. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
1940
- Instructor, Henry George School |
Lewis,
Alfred |
Ohio
(Dayton)
|
1955
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College,
Berea, OH
|
Lewis,
Amy P. |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1940
- Elected Recording Secretary, Henry George Woman's Club |
Lewis,
Claude |
New
York
(Long Island) |
1939
- Acting chairman, forum for the Society for Long Island Georgists
|
Lewis,
August |
New
York
(New York) |
18--
- Born, Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany
1869 - Immigrated to the U.S.
1882 - First read Progress and Poverty
1885 - Met Henry George and became a close supporter
1894 - Photograph |
Lewis,
Fay |
...
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, regarding the death of
Herman Kuehn |
L'Hommedieu,
Howard W. |
Illinois
Arlington Heights |
Profession:
engineer
19-- - Article, "Bringing an End to Inflation," Public
Press, (his own newsletter, undated)
1970 - Retired, concentrating efforts on tax reform
1970 - Letter, encouraging the Henry George Foundation to make a
case for full employment, Incentive Taxation, Autumn
1987 - Died, May |
Libbey,
C.H. |
Massachusetts
(Lynn) |
1890
- Serving as President, Lynn Single Tax League |
| LIBERAL
CLUB |
New
York
(New York) |
1881
- Speech by Henry George delivered, 14 January |
Liddell,
George D. |
Rhode
Island
(Providence) |
1890
- Serving as Secretary, Single Tax Association of Rhode Island
1907 - Secretary, Rhode Island Tax Reform Association |
Lieb,
Herman (Mrs.) |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Liebe,
Harold J. |
... |
1944
- Elected Treasurer, Henry George Fellowship
1945 - Serving as Treasurer, Henry George School, Hartford,
Connecticut |
Ligutti,
Luigi G. |
... |
1895
- Born, Italy
19-- - Emigrated to U.S. and settled in Iowa
1943 - Serving as Executive Director, National Catholic Rural Life
Conference; attended national meeting in Cincinnati
1983 - Died, December 28, age 88 |
Linahan,
A.G. |
South
Dakota
(Sioux Falls) |
1940
- Teaching Henry George class |
Lincoln,
David C. |
...
|
1957
- Article, "John C. Lincoln," Henry George News,
February
1967 - Served as trustee, Henry George School, New York, NY
|
LINCOLN
FOUNDATION
|
... |
1961
- Established the School of Public Finance at Claremont Men's
College, Los Angeles, CA |
Lincoln,
John C. |
Ohio
(Cleveland)
Arizona
Phoenix |
1866
- Born
188- - Graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in
mechanical engineering
1889 - First heard Henry George speak in Cleveland, Ohio
1913 - Traveled to Europe and met with leading land reformers,
including John Paul and other Single Tax leaders in England
1924 - Candidate for V.P. of the U.S. on Commonwealth Land Party
ticket
1926 - Member, Commonwealth Land Party
1931 - Moved to Arizona
193- - Article, The
Importance of Natural Relations, The Freeman
1939 - Article, This
[Education] Is Our Job, The Freeman, November
1946 - Founded Lincoln Foundation
19-- - Book, Christ's Object in Life
1947 - Becomes President, Board of Trustees, Henry George School
1948 - Paper, "Wages, the Price of Land, and Economic Freedom,"
presented at Henry George School conference, Chicago, Illinois; July
1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
1950 - Article, "Why Don't People See It?" Henry
George News, November
1954 - Article, "The Value of a Privilege, Not Much Change
Since 1879," Henry George News, February
1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace
College, Berea, OH
1957 - Photograph
1957 - Booklet, Ground
Rent, Not Taxes: The Natural Source of Revenue for the Government,
published
19-- - Booklet, Should Land Have Selling Value?, published
1958 - Serving on board, Henry George Foundation
1958 - Pamphlet, Stop
Legal Stealing
1959 - Photograph
1959 - Died, 24 May, age 92
1959 - Remembrance,
Henry George News, June
1960 - Memorial meeting held at the Henry George School, New York,
31 January
1962 - Biography,
by Raymond Moley, excerpt from the book, John C. Lincoln and the
American Century
|
Lincoln,
Kathryn |
Arizona
(Phoenix) |
2002
- President, Lincoln Foundation |
Lincoln,
W.E. |
Ohio
(Painesville) |
1918
- Letter, Everyman, April, in which he wrote:
"The Lord guies you on, on! As we old
abolitionists won, so will you." |
Lindas,
B.F. |
District
of Columbia |
1917
- Letter, Everyman, October, in support of The Great
Adventure |
Lindeman,
Eduard |
... |
Leader
of the adult education movement
1952 - Named honorary president, Henry George School, New York
1953 - Died, April 13 |
Lindemann,
Jack |
... |
1951
- Began teaching Henry George courses at Old Fort Dupont, Delaware
1952 - Returned to Philadelphia |
Lindholm,
Richard W. |
Oregon
(Eugene) |
1959
- Dean, School of Business Administration, Univ. of Oregon
1959 - Banquet speaker at Henry George School conference, Rutgers
Univ.
1959 - Photograph
1959 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ
1959 - Article, "Land Use and Taxation in Non-Communist
Underdeveloped Areas," Henry George News, August
1967 - Book, Property Taxation -- USA, edited by Lindholm,
published
1979 - Paper, "Should Small Businesses Suport Land Value
Taxation?" presented at Joint Georgist conference, San
Francisco, CA, August
1983 - University of Oregon; attempted to get a constitutional
amendment passed to impose a statewide tax on land to support
education |
Lindner,
Eileen W. |
... |
1988
- Article, "The Redemptive Politic of Henry George," Union
Seminary Quarterly Review, March |
Lindsay,
James B. |
Ohio
(Cleveland) |
1918
- Letter, Everyman, April, in which he wrote:
"The death of Kuehn has stirred me to
action even at a sacrifice, for I want you to know that I am with
you and I urge you not to give up the ship to the politicians."
|
Lindsey,
Kathryn O'Bryan |
California
(Coronado)
|
1958
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
|
Linker,
Myer |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Linn,
George Dana |
New
York
(New York)
California
(San Francisco) |
1938
- Authored pamphlet, How to Balance Budgets, Federal, State, County
and Municipal"
1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
1960 - died, age 97
1981 - Trust from his estate established with several Georgist
organizations as beneficiaries |
Lischer,
Charles |
Missouri
(St. Louis) |
1930
- Paper, "Disemployment and Disaster," delivered at Henry
George Congress, San Francisco; September |
Lissner,
Dorothy |
...
|
19--
- Born, Concord, Massachusetts
1930s - Studied at University of Munich; then worked in consulates
of Mexico, Canada, Asia and Central America
19-- - Served as Assistant Editor, American Journal of
Economics and Sociology
1973 - Paper, "Land Speculation on the Rural-Urban Fringe,
presented at the International Union conference, Isle of Man,
September
|
Lissner,
Will |
... |
1908
- Born, New York, NY (upper east side)
1920 - First introduced to ideas of Henry George through The
Freeman
1923 - Went to work at New York Times as a copy boy, and
was also assigned to write "feature stories" for the
paper; promoted to staff writer at age 22; at 24, began covering
economics
1933 - Joined faculity of Henry George School, New York
1936 - Article, "Henry George School Now Has World-Wide
Reputation," International Molders Journal
1937 - Revived The Freeman and became Director of The
Freeman Corp.
1937 - Article, Why
Spain Is Torn Asunder, The Freeman, November
1938 - Article, "Story of Albert Jay Nock's essay, 'Henry
George, Unorthodox American'," The Freeman, December
1940s - Served as war correspondent
1940 - Letter, praising editorial style of The Freeman,
August
1940 - Article, Neilson
and the Runnymede Tradition, The Freeman, November
1940 - Lectures, on the "Origins of the Capitalist Crisis,"
at Henry George School, beginning 26 November
1941 - Became first Editor, American Journal of Economics and
Sociology
1952 - Article, What Is
National Income? A review of A Study of the Concept of
National Income by Roy M. Foulke
1958 - Trustee, Robert Schalkenbach
1958 - Article, Henry
Garrison Brown's Influence On American Liberalism, Henry
George News, July
1966 - Letter to Vic Blundell,
attempting to arrange for a lecture tour for Harry Gunnison Brown in
the United Kingdom
1967 - Paper, Father
McGlynn and Catholic Social Doctrine, read by Vi Peterson at
the Henry George School annual banquet
197x - Albert Jay Nock and
Francis Neilson
1973 - Paper,
Offshore
Sea Resource Development: A Spur to Onshore Land Speculation,
presented at the 13th Internantional Conference on Land Value
Taxation and Free Trade, Isle of Man, September
1975 - In Memoriam:
H.G. Brown, American Journal of Economics and Sociology,
July
1976 - Article,
Bandi's Law
and George's Utopia, Fragments, issued covering
1976-1979
1979 - Article,
On
the Centenary of Progress and Poverty, American
Journal of Economics and Sociology, January
1981 - Article,
On the
American Journal of Economics and Sociology 40th Anniversary,
American Journal of Economics and Sociology, October
1982 - Article, Memories
of Nock and Neilson, Fragments, April-June
1988 - Retired as editor-in-chief of American Journal of
Economics and Sociology
1988 - Lissner calls it a day,
by Dick Noyes, GroundSwell, December
1991 - Schalkenbach
Foundation's George Studies Program, GroundSwell,
March-April
1991 - Paper, "Democracy in the 21st Century," presented
at the Henry George conference, Lafayette College, 13 June
1999 - Story
of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 30
September
2000 - Died, March 25
2001 - Article, "On the Origins of The American Journal of
Economics and Sociology: Its Purposes and Objectives," American
Journal of Economics and Sociology, April
|
Little,
Audrey |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
19--
- Took Henry George course under Ed Phelps |
Little,
William C. |
Missouri
(St. Louis) |
1890
- Serving as Secretary, St. Louis Single Tax League |
Lloyd,
Eron |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
2005
- First learned of the Georgist movement researching tax reform
options for the City of Reading, Pennsylvania
2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference,
Philadelphia
2007 - Joined staff of the Henry George Foundation of America,
Philadelphia |
Lloyd,
George |
New
York
(New York City) |
1888
- Voted to expel Henry George from the United Labor Party, May
1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, in which he wrote:
"It seems you will go over the top in
California this year. Just keep on telling the people plainly: Under
the single tax holders of idle land would have to Plant, Build, or
Quit! and -- Every idle acre is an enemy of the United States."
1920s - Active in Georgist movement |
Lloyd,
M.G. |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Lloyd,
Marcellus A. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
1983
- Began teaching "Great Decisions" course at the Henry
George School, Philadelphia |
Locke,
Walter |
... |
1955
- Article, "Journey to Utopia: An Indian Paradise," Henry
George News, June |
Lodge,
Ellerton A. |
...
|
1964
- Article,
This
Program Takes Economics to the People, Bankers Monthly,
15 August (on the Institute for Economic Inquiry and John L. Monroe)
1964 - Served at trustee of the Institute for Economic Inquiry
|
Loeb,
Karl |
New
York
(Bronx) |
1942
- Article, "Ethopia Before the Italian Conquest," Land
and Freedom, May-June
1942 - Article, "A Plea for Cooperation," Land and
Freedom, May-June
|
Loesch,
Lydia T. |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Loew,
Herman G. |
New
Jersey
(Newark) |
18--
Born, New York, NY
1887 - Graduated from Columbia University; practiced real estate
law and became friends with Henry George
189- - Served as National Chairman of the Single Tax Party and
President of the Single Tax Publishing Co.
1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
1938 - Died, 16 July, age 81 |
Loftus,
Christelle |
Pennsylvania
(Eagles Mere) |
2007
- Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University
of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July |
Logan,
Charles L. (Dr.) |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Lollis,
Edward W. |
Pennsylvania
(Bryn Gweled) |
... |
Long,
Charles H. |
Maryland
(Hyattsville) |
1892
- Member, board of commissioners; approved excemption of all
improvements |
Long,
F.A. |
Illinois
(Evanston) |
1940
- Instructor, Henry George School |
Longhead,
W.H. |
Ohio
(Zasksville) |
1890
- Serving as President, Central Single Tax Club |
Longman,
Helen W. |
California
(El Cajon)
|
1950
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
|
Longstreet,
(Dr.) |
Texas |
1895
- Participated in Delaware campaign for the Single Tax |
Loomis,
Clayton B. |
Illinois
|
1911
- Atttended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Loomis,
Evelyn Friend
Biography |
California
(Sacramento) |
1916
- Born
1970s - Appointed director of Henry George School of No. Calif.
1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania
1979 - Photograph
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
1980 - Attended Joint Georgist conference, New York, NY
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist conference, Philadelphia, PA
2002 - Died, 23 July |
Loomis,
George P. |
Pennsylvania
(North East) |
1926
- Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia |
Loomis,
Hiram B. |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1863
- Born, Hartford, Connecticut, 29 June
188- - Graduated from Trinity College and Johns-Hopkins Unviersity
(physics and mathematics)
1890 - Earned Ph.D. and taught physics at the University of
Wisconsin
1897 - Began teaching in the Chicago public schools
19-- - Introduced to Henry George's ideas by John Z. White
1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
1933 - Retired from teaching
1936 - Elected President, Henry George Fellowship, 29 September
1940 - Serving as President, Henry George School board
1948 - Address, "Fundamental Social Relations," at Henry
George School conference, Chicago, Illinois; July
1951 - Address, "Sir Isaac Newton and Henry George,"
delivered at Henry George School conference, Los Angeles, July
1952 - Address, on government control of land and resources, at
Henry George School conference, Montreal
1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
1953 - Resigned as President of Henry George School board due to
ill health
1984 - Conducted a meeting of New Age groups at CGO conference,
Pawling, NY, July
1986 - Died, September 18, age 86 |
Loomis,
Mildred Jensen |
Ohio
(Brookville)
Pennsylvania
(York) |
1900
- Born, Blair, Nebraska; 5 January
1924 - Earned Bachelor of Science degree, University of Nebraska
1932 - Earned Masters of Science degree in Education and Religion,
Columbia University
1940 - Established Lane's End Homestead, Brookville, Ohio
1940 - Married John Loomis
1943 - Became director of School of Living
1952 - Instructor at Henry George School, Dayton, Ohio
1952 - Editor, The Interpreter
1952 - Attended Ohio Henry George School conference, August
1953 - Letter, Henry George News, April, regarding Dayton
court house project
1953 - Letter, Henry George News, October, regarding John
Burger's speech on education
1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace
College, Berea, OH
1959 - Head of School of Living
1965 - Book, Go Ahead and Live, published by Philosophical
Library, NY
19-- - Article,
Borsodi's
Peace Plan
1968 - School of Living moved to Heathcote, Maryland
1970 - Article, A
Practice in Social Change, Henry George News, February
1972 - Moved to Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
1975 - Moved to Deep Run, York, Pennsylvania
1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1977 - Article, Social
Action to End Unemployment, Green Revolution,
September
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania
1978 - Article, Ralph Borsodi's
Principles for Homesteaders, Land & Liberty,
November/December
1979 - Article, "The Community Land Trust," Land &
Liberty, March/April
1979 - Paper, "A Serious Look at Land Banks," presented
(with Robert Swann) at the Joint Georgist conference, San Francisco,
August
1980 - Attended Joint Georgist conference, New York, NY
1980 - Book, Decentralism: Where It Came From; Where Is It
Going? published by School of Living
1981 - Article,
Four Worlds
In Economics, Green Revolution, Summer
1982 - Book, Alternative Americas, published
1984 - Chaired discussion on decentralist coalition, CGO
conference, Pawling, NY
1985 - Photograph
1985 - Article, Ralph
Borsodi -- Father of Modern Decentralism, Nomos,
May-June
1992 - Book, Reshaping Modern Culture (A Biography of Ralph
Borsodi), published |
Loomis,
Richard |
California
(Sacramento)
|
1989
- Attended the Joint Georgist conference, Philadelphia, PA
|
Lorant,
Stefan |
...
|
1901
- Born (Budapest, Hungary)
1919 - Left for Czechoslovakia, then Austria, where he began work
as a photographer
1925 - Began a career as a journalist in Berlin
1928 - Appointed editor of a weekly newspaper in Munich
1933 - Imprisoned by the Nazis for ayear; when released, left
Germany for Hungary
1934 - Book, I Was Hitler's Prisoner, published in London
1937 - Founded Pocket Publications in London
1939 - At the suggestion of Winston Churchill, went to the United
States to write a book on Americans
1940 - Returned to the United States and established residence in
New York City; then began a study of U.S. history
1940s - Late in the decade, moved to Lenox, Massachusetts; urged by
Edgar Kaufman to write a book on Pittsburgh
1954 - Visited Pittsburgh, rented a house and began to write a book
on the city
1961 - Earned M.A. degree from Harvard University
1964 - Book, Pittsburgh, The Story of an American City,
published
1997 - Died, 14 November
|
Lorenz,
Anne B. |
Oregon |
1883
- Born, Grand Rapids, Michigan
18-- - Moved to Oregon
19-- - Became member, HGI
1955 - Attended International Union conference, St. Andrews
University, Scotland |
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