| Name |
Place(s)
of Residence |
Comments
|
Spalding,
Rufus |
Michigan
(Sturgis) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Sturgis Club of
Investigation
|
Spancake,
Larry |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
New York, NY
- 1982 - Economist on staff of Center for
Local Tax Research
|
Spaulding,
Charles H. |
District
of Columbia
|
- 1944 - Letter, raising prospects of an
experiment to test Henry George's theories, Henry George
News, August
|
Spalding,
W.J. |
Illinois
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Speek,
Peter A. |
New
York
(New York)
|
- 1873 - Born, 16 June, Estonia (Laguja)
- 1894 - Graduated Imperial University of
Juriev (teaching)
- 1903 - Earned law degree
- 1903 - Founded socialist paper, Uudised
(lasted until 1905)
- 1905 - Forced to leave Estonia due to
government pressure; migrated to Denmark, where he organized a
cooperative society
- 1908 - Migrated to the United States, where
he started an Estonian language newspaper in New York
- 1910 - Earned Ph.D. in economics,
University of Wisconsin
- 1915 - Excerpted chapters from his Thesis,
The Singletax
and the Labor Movement, Bulletin of the University of
Wisconsin
- 1921 - Book, A Stake in the Land,
published by Harper
- 19-- - Photograph
(Speek is the person in the center)
|
Speelman,
Gwen |
Ohio
(Springfield)
|
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
|
Spence,
Earle |
Ohio
(Lakewood) |
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
|
Spencer,
John R. |
Colorado
(Colorado Springs) |
- 1847 - Born (Canton, Illinois)
- 1884 - Became publisher ofthe Crawford
Texas Yeoman
- 1880s - Became leading propondent of the
Single Tax in Texas
- 1935 - Died (age 88)
|
Spencer,
R. |
Iowa
|
- 1890 - Attended National Conference of
Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
|
Spencer,
R.C. |
Illinois
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Spencer,
Ralph W. |
Rhode
Island
(Providence) |
- 1955 - Letter, Henry George News,
February
|
Spill,
William A. |
California
(Pasadena) |
- 1917 - Letter, Everyman, October, in
support of The Great Adventure campaign
|
Springer,
|
... |
- 19-- - Single-Tax supporter; visited
Fairhope, Alabama and caused problems
|
St.
Denis,
Alan |
... |
- 1957 - Article,
Who Employs Labor?,
Henry George News, March
- 1958 - Article,
The Landowner Sits
and Waits, Henry George News, October
- 1959 - Article,
Are You A
Marxist?, published in Henry George News, July
- 1961 - Article, "The Kingdom of
Cotton," Henry George News, March
- 1961 - Article, "When Is A Promise Not
A Promise," Henry George News, July
- 1961 - Article, "Cracks in the Wall,"
Henry George News, January
- 1966 - Article, "Why Does Labor
Strike?" Henry George News, June
|
Staab,
Anna M. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
|
- 1939 - Completed courses at Henry George
School
|
Staab,
George R. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
|
- 1940 - Serving as Chairman, "The
Georgists"
|
Stamper,
John |
Ohio
(Springfield) |
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
|
Stanborough,
Reginald |
California
(Los Angeles) |
- 1951 - Instructor, Henry George School
|
| STANDARD,
THE |
New
York
(New York) |
|
Stanfield,
Boris M. |
... |
- 19-- - Born, Russia
- 19-- - Appointed Professor of Economics,
Columbia University
- 1954 - Article, "Education and
Propaganda," Henry George News, April
|
Stanger,
S.S. |
Illinois
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Stanislaus,
John K. (Dr.) |
Ohio
(Columbus) |
- 1934 - Article, "Henry George, Catholic
Columbian" (to be followed by a review of George Geiger's
book, The Philosophy of Henry George
|
Stanley,
Philip |
New
York
(Brooklyn) |
- 1933 - Holding Single Tax meetings several
times per week. Between 500-1000 people attended at Borough Hall
|
Stannard,
Ethel Lyman |
Connecticut
(Niantic) |
- 1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
- 1952 - Attended International Union
conference, Odense, Denmark
- 1954 - Letter, Henry George News,
May; regarding land tenure and morality
- 1956 - Letter, Henry George News,
June
- 1959 - Letter, Henry George News,
October
- 1969 - Article,
The Nature of Justice,
Henry George News, June
|
Stanton,
Elizabeth Cady |
...
|
- 1893 - From New York: "My time passed
pleasantly with a drive in the Park ... also in reading Henry
George's Progress and Poverty
- 1898 - Book, Eighty Years and More:
Reminiscences 1915-1897
|
Staples,
C.W. |
Wisconsin
(Osceola) |
- 1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, in
which he wrote: "Altho a socialist,
I can see the benefit of Single Tax. They are twins."
|
Stapleton,
Lloyd |
Ohio
(Toledo) |
- 1953 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Lakeside, Ohio
|
| STAR,
THE |
California
(San Francisco) |
- 1917 - Publishing, possible organ of the
Single Tax movement; further research needed to confirm
|
Starer,
Irving |
New
York
(Jericho) |
Profession:
civil engineer
- 1947 - First took Henry George course
- 1979 - Photograph
- 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
San Francisco, CA
- 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
New York, NY
- 1976 - Article, "The Cause and the
Remedy," Fragments
- 1993 - Elected trustee, Henry George
School, NY
- 1998 - Article, "Henry George Today,"
Fragments, January-March
- 2002 - Serving as Vice President, Henry
George School, NY
- 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
- 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
- 2009 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Cleveland, Ohio
|
Starr,
Roger |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1918 - Born
- 1983 - Editorial, "How to Spend Taxes
for Jobs," in NY Times endorses LVT
- 1984 - Recipient of Newcomb Incentive
Award, HGI dinner
- 1985 - Book, The Rise and Fall of New
York City, published, Basic Books
- 1992 - Appointed editor of City Journal
- 2001 - Died, September
|
Starr,
Western |
Maryland
District of Columbia
(Washington) |
- 1910 - Participated in Single Tax Congress,
New York, NY, November
- 1931 - Delegate at Henry George Congress,
Baltimore. He stated: "I have
been a Single Taxer for many years; I have studied with devotion
the economic problems tht have come under my notice, and I know
of no economic problem that does not find its answer in the
philosophy of Henry George."
|
Staub,
Ann |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
|
- 1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
- 1944 - Instructor, Henry George School;
gave class in Chester, Pennsylvania
|
Staub,
W.A. |
Illinois
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Steele,
C.O. |
New
York
(New York)
Florida |
- 1938 - Instructor, Henry George School (at
list thru the 1940s)
- 1938 - Article,
The
Prophet in His Own Land, The Freeman, July
- 1939 - Address, "Unemployment and
Poverty," at the Federation of Architects, Engineers,
Chemists and Technicians, 15 August
- 1939 - Article,
Pure
Wreckonomics, The Freeman, November
- 1940 - Article, "More Markets, More
Sales, More Wages," The Freeman, May
- 1940 - Article, "More Imports -- More
Jobs," The Freeman, June
- 1941 - Address, "Rambling with Henry
George," at Henry George School, 14 March
- 1942 - Article, "War Budgets and
Picket Lines," The Freeman, February
- 1942 - Article,
Canterbury's
Leadership: Dr. William Temple
- 1942 - Succeeded Frank Chodorov as editor
of The Freeman
- 1942 - Article,
The Right To Work,
The Freeman, March
- 1942 - Article, "Education in a World
at War," The Freeman, May
- 1943 - Article, "When the Lights To on
Again," The Freeman, February
- 1946 - Began publishing The
Individualist, from Forest Hills, NY, September. Functioned
as editor
- 1948 - Address, "Our Vanishing
Freedoms," at Henry George School conference, Chicago, July
- 195- - Member of faculty Henry George
School
- 1956 - Died
|
Steele,
J.W. |
Missouri
(St. Louis) |
- 1890 - Serving as Secretary, St. Louis
Single Tax League
|
Steele,
Walter |
California
(La Mesa) |
- 1958 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, San Diego, CA
|
Steers,
A.J. |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1873 - Employed by D. Appleton & Co.,
publisher
- 1882 - Became founding member, Free Soil
society
- 188- - Gave Progress and Poverty to
Father Edward McGlynn to read
- 1889 - Chaired committee of single-taxers
raising funds to purchase a building at St. Mark's Place,
February
- 1890 - Attended National Conference of
Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
- 1890 - Served as Secretary, Manhattan
Single Tax Club
- 1893 - Speech, on evils of existing
taxation, delivered in Philadelphia
|
Steers,
William B. |
Illinois
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Steffens,
Lincoln |
Connecticut
|
- 1910 - Participated in Single Tax Congress,
New York, NY, November
|
Stegner,
I. Wendell |
...
|
- 1971 - Serving on board, Henry George School
of New Jersey
|
Stegner,
J. Wendall |
...
|
- 1973 - Served as trustee, Henry George
School, New Jersey
|
Stegner,
Joseph E. |
Massachusetts
(Brimfield)
|
- 1890s - First introduced to Henry George's
ideas while working in Toledo, Ohio, by reading Progress and
Poverty
- 19-- - Moveed to Newark, NJ and joined an
Economic Class studying Henry George
- 1933 - Letter, regarding the Hoover Research
Committee, Land and Freedom, January-February
- 1939 - Died, February
|
Stegrin,
Joseph E. |
Massachusetts
|
- 1938 - Letter, applauding the establishment
of the Henry George School and The Freeman, The Freeman,
November
|
Stein,
Abram C. |
... |
- 1913 - Republican member, Pa. Legislature,
introduced LVT bill for Pittsburgh
|
Stein,
Barbara H. |
New
York
(Brooklyn)
|
- 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
|
Stein,
John |
New
York
(New York)
|
- 2008 - Member, Council of Georgist
Organizations
|
Stein,
Mark |
New
York
(Brooklyn) |
- 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA,
July
|
Stejskal,
Leslie |
Alabama
(Fairhope) |
- 2009 - Serving as Secretary, Fairhope Single
Tax Corporation
|
Stemmons,
Sidney Allen |
Texas
(Dallas) |
- 1930 - Candidate for state legislature, "On
a platform asking for an appropriation of one million dollars
for the circulation of the work sof Henry George, so that the
voters of Texas may be enlightened on the subject of taxation."
|
Stephen,
Eleanor C. |
Delaware
(Arden)
|
- 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday
celebration, Arden, Delaware, 5 September
|
Stephens,
Donald |
Delaware
|
- 1952 - Attended International Union
confernece, Odense, Denmark
|
Stephens,
Frank |
Delaware
(Arden) |
Profession:
sculptor
- 1859 - Born (Rahway, New Jersey)
- 18-- - Graduated from Rutgers College
- 1895 - Organized meeting of National
Campaign for the Single Tax in Delaware
- 1900 - Co-founder of Arden, Delaware
- 1912 - Co-founded Georgist enclave, Haildon
Village, Maine
- 1917 - Officer, Arden
- 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress,
Philadelphia
- 1926 - Elected to board, Henry George
Foundation of America
- 1927 - Address, at banquet of the Henry
George Congress, New York, NY, September
- 1934 - Address, "What Shall We Do To Be
Saved?" at the Henry George Congress, Chicago. Reprinted in
Land and Freedom, November-December. SCI applied the
title
A
Statement of Personal cocern over the Methods and Knowledge of
Many Self-Declared Single Taxers.
- 1935 - Dined at the White House at the
invitation of Eleanor Roosevelt, 27 May
- 1935 - Died, 16 June (age 75)
|
Stephens,
O.F. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1895 - Arrested in Delaware for advocating
the single tax. He was a principal in a manufacturing firm,
Stephens, Cooper & Co.
|
Stephens,
W. |
Missouri
(LaDue |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Reform Club of
LaDue
|
Stephenson,
A.H. (A.A.?) |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1886 - Serving as Secretary and Treasurer,
Henry George Club
- 1890 - Attended National Conference of
Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York, September
- 1890 - Serving as President, Single Tax
Socieety of Philadelphia
- 1895 - Appointed to National Commission to
supervise the Delaware campaign for a Single Tax
|
Sterling,
Henry |
New
York
(Troy) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Troy Single Tax
Club
|
Stern,
Charles K. |
California
(San Francisco) |
- 1917 - Letter, Everyman, October, in
support of The Great Adventure campaign
|
Stern,
J. Ludwig |
Pennsylvania
(Pennsylvania) |
- 1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, in
which he wrote: "I like better
the people who take off their coats and work. Good luck to The
Great Adventure."
|
Sternberg,
Helen |
New
York
|
- 1939 - Appointed extension secretary, Henry
George School
|
Steven,
John |
California
|
- 1943 - Instructor, Henry George School, Los
Angeles, CA
|
Stevenson,
Francis |
California
(San Francisco) |
- 1991 - Died (left bequest to Henry George
Foundation)
|
Stern,
Joseph |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
|
Steudtner,
Elsie |
New
York
(Elmhurst) |
Member,
Henry George Institute
|
Steven,
C.G. |
... |
- 1890 - Member, Philadelphia Single-Tax club;
gave presentation to Joseph Fels
|
Stevens,
Charles H. |
New
Jersey
(New Brunswick)
|
Director,
Summer Session, Rutgers University
- 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
|
Stevens,
George F. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1895 - Active in the Delaware Single-Tax
Campaign
- 1899 - Speech, delivered at the 60th
anniversay of Henry George's birth, Manhattan Single Tax Club,
New York, 3 September
|
Stevenson,
A.K. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1890 - Attended National Conference of
Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
|
Stevenson,
F.J. |
...
|
- 1952 - Attended International Union
conference, Odense, Denmark
|
Stewart,
David B. |
Minnesota
(Anoka) |
- 1971 - Letter to George Collins requesting
copies of Progress & Poverty, 27 August
|
Stewart,
Elizabeth |
Pennsylvania
|
- 1926 - Elected to National Advisory
Committee, Henry George Foundation of America
|
Stewart,
Fred'k S. (Mrs.) |
Illinois
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Stewart,
Wallace (Mrs.) |
Pennsylvania
(Ingram) |
- 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress,
Philadelphia
|
Stewart,
Walter G. |
Pennsylvania
(Reading) |
- 1935 - Article, "Green's treatment of
interest in 'The Profits of the Earth'," Land and
Freedom, January-February
- 1935 - Letter, regarding the failure of
price controls, Land and Freedom, July-August
- 1940 - Letter, in support of use of the term
"Single Tax," The Freeman, September
- 1942 - Article,
Land Rent and the Science
of Political Economy, Land and Freedom,
September-October
|
Stewart,
William B. |
Minnesota
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Stiffey,
R.W. |
Pennsylvania
(Beaver) |
|
Stillman,
Matt |
New
York
(New York)
|
- 2004 - Serving on board, Robert Schalkenbach
Foundation
|
Stillwell,
Hamilton |
Michigan
(Detroit)
|
- 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Detroit, MI
|
Stinton,
Walter I. |
California
(San Francisco) |
- 1931 - Book, Spiritual Law and Economics
Harmonized, compiled by Mabelle Hathaway Brooks
|
Stirlith,
Elizabeth B. |
Delaware
(Cragmere) |
- 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress,
Philadelphia
|
Stirlith,
Frank T. |
Delaware
(Wilmington) |
- 187- - Born
- 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress,
Philadelphia
- 1927 - Actively working for a "graded
tax" bill for Wilmington, Delaware
- 1927 - Address, on the Delaware graded tax
campaign, Henry George Congress, New York, September
- 1928 - Led group distributing over 20,000
pieces of Single Tax literature in Wilmington, Delaware; the
graded tax bill was passed in the State Senate but the lower
house adjourned before a vote could be taken
- 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday
celebration, Arden, Delaware, 5 September
- 1958 - Story on him appeared in the
Wilmington paper,Journal Every Evening, 6 January
- 1969 - Died, June
|
Stjernberg,
Lydia Nilsson |
New
York |
- 1942 - Letter, advising that at age 69 she
had come to appreciate Henry George, The Freeman,
October
|
Stockbridge,
Frank Parker |
New
York |
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Stockbirdge,
"Stocky" |
California
|
- 1943 - Instructor, Henry George School, Los
Angeles
|
Stockman,
Joseph S. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1934 - First studied Henry George in
Philadelphia and became an instructor
- 1939 - Working with Chinese speaking
studnets on translations of Progress and Poverty and
Protection or Free Trade? from "Chinese to English"
at the New York Times Annex. This is likely an error,
that the translation was from English to Chinese
- 1941 - Taught Henry George classes in New
York in Chinese
- 1942 - Appointed Field Secretary, Henry
George School, Philadelphia, June or July
- 1948 - Address, [topic not known] delivered
at Henry George School conference banquet, Chicago, Illinois;
July
- 1949 - Presided at the Henry George
Foundation Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 16 September
- 1953 -Address, "The Sense and Nonsense
of the Chinese," delivered at the Henry George School
conference, Lakeside, Ohio, August
- 1953 - Photograph,
with James McNally (Director of Hartford Henry George School) in
Boston
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
- 1957 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Staten Island, NY; July
- 1958 - Participated in television
broadcast, "Invest in America," series
- 1958 - Attended Henry George Foundation
conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1958 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, San Diego, CA
- 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- 1960 -
Letter, from
Robert de Fremery regarding his new book
- 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Detroit, MI
- 1961 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Hartford, Connecticut
- 1962 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA
- 1963 - Photograph
- 1964 - Died, January 14
|
STOCKETON
FORUM
|
California
|
- 1920 - Weekly Single Tax newspaper
established; _____ Beckworth, editor (continued in publication
at least until 1930)
|
Stockwalt,
Albert s. (Hon.) |
Minnesota
|
- 1880s - Served in Minnesota legislature
- 1926 - Candidate for re-election; described
as "Dean of the Single Tax Movement in Minnesota"
|
Stockwell,
S.A. |
Minnesota
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
- 1926 - Elected to National Advisory
Committee, Henry George Foundation of America
|
Stoddard,
A.B. |
New
York
(New Brighton) |
- 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Richmond County
Single Tax Club
|
Stone,
Donald C. |
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County)
|
- 1974 - Member, Graded Tax League of
Pennsylvania
|
Stone,
H.W. |
Oregon
(Portland) |
- 1909 - Serving as Treasurer, Oregon Single
Tax League
- 1910-1914 - Active in Single Tax campaign
|
Stone,
Max |
... |
- 1960 - Article, "Cuba and Henry George,"
Henry George News, April
- 1960 - Letter, Henry George News,
November
|
Stoner,
Nadine |
Wisconsin
(Beloit) |
- 1954 - Graduated Texas College of Arts &
Industries (BBA, Cum Laude)
- 1973 - Elected President, Wisconsin
Property Owners League
- 1975 - First read Progress and Poverty
- 1976 - First introduced to Georgist
movement at HGS chicago as guest speaker (Spring)
- 1976 - Provided update on campaign for land
value taxation in Wisconsin at Henry George Foundation
conference, Evanston, IL, July
- 1977 - Elected trustee, Henry George
Foundation of America, at Georgist conference, Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin
- 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
- 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
San Francisco, CA
- 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist conference,
New York, NY
- 1983 - Becomes member, Common Ground USA
- 1985 - Elected director, Common Ground USA
- 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Philadelphia, PA
- 1992 - Elected President, Common Ground USA
- 1993 - Serving at editor/publisher of GroundSwell
- 1993 - Article, "Who Told You?"
Groundswell, November-December
- 1994 - Letter lobby information kit
chairman, Common Ground, USA
- 1995 - Article, "Provide Incentives
for Urban Growth," Wisconsin State Journal, July 28
(reprinted in Groundswell, September-October)
- 1996 - Article, "Networking, Outreach
and Planning!" Georgist Journal, Autumn
- 1997 - Ended term as trustee, Henry George
Foundation of America; chose not to stand for re-election
- 1999 - Article, "Sprawl, A National
Land Use Concern," GroundSwell, March-April
- 2003 - Article, "Tax Strategies to
Curb Sprawl," GroundSwell, November-December
- 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
- 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
- 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA,
July
- 2008 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2009 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Cleveland, Ohio
|
Stormer,
Adam |
New
York
(Jamestown) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Single Tax Club
of Jamestown
|
Stowe,
William D. |
Pennsylvania
(Scranton)
|
- 1970 - Pamphlet, The Public Revenue -- A
Critique, published by the Henry George Foundation
- 1974 - Serving on Graded Tax League of
Pennsylvania state advisory board
|
Strachan,
George C.K. |
Ohio
(Youngstown) |
- 1927 - Moved to San Diego, California
|
Strachan,
George M. |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
- 1927 - Involved in discussions regarding
reorganization of the Henry George Club of Chicago
- 1928 - Letter, correcting details of Father
Edward Mcglynn's reinstatement by Pope Leo XiII, Land and
Freedom, January-February
- 1929 - Attended Henry George Congress,
Pittsburgh, PA, September
- 1931 - Elected Vice President, the
newly-established Single Tax League
- 1932 - Delegate to Henry George Congress,
Memphis
- 1934 - Article, "Single Tax Pellets,"
Land and Freedom, March-April
- 1949 - Attended International Union
conference, Swanwick, England
|
Strack,
Carl |
Ohio
(Cincinnati) |
- 1941 - Began teaching Henry George classes
- 1944 - Instructor, Henry George School;
teaching courses at the Norwood YMCA
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
|
Strain,
Isaac H. |
Indiana
(Clinton) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Clinton Single
Tax Club
|
Strans,
Ralph I. |
... |
- 1956 - Article, "A Majority of
Americans Hold Liberal Trade Views," Henry George News,
June
|
Strasma,
John |
Wisconsin |
Agricultural
economist, University of Wisconsin
- 1922 - Born, 29 March, Illinois (Kankakee)
- 1953 - Graduated DePauw University,
Economics and Business)
- 195x - Earned Ph.D. in economics (Harvard
University)
- 1966 - Authored a chapter on "Property
Taxation in Chile," in TRED, Book 4, titled Land and
Building Taxes
- 1989 - Organized Latin American conference
on land tenure
- 1993 - Performed cadastral survey and
helped set up a land survey in Albania
- 1993 - Participated in Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Los Angeles. Paper, "Land and Tax
Success Stories end the World: South & Central America,"
presented
- 2007 - Died, 13 July
|
Strealy,
C.G. |
Mississippi
(Jackson) |
- 1992 - Article, "Tax Unearned Income on
Land to Ease City Woes," Clarion-Ledger
|
Streeseman,
Adele E. |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1942 - Address, "Freedom -- A
Necessity, Not A Luxury," at Henry George School
commencement exercises, 23 January
|
Streeter,
Bernard |
New
Hampshire
|
- 1981 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, New
Hampshire
|
Strek,
Otto |
Michigan
(Grosse Pointe) |
- 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Detroit, MI
|
Strobel,
Marie |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
|
Strum,
Maurice |
...
|
- 1940 - Member, staff, The Freeman
|
Stuart,
D. |
California
(Oakland) |
- 1890 - Active in single tax movement
|
Stuart,
Marguerite M. |
New
York
(New York)
|
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
|
Stucki,
Jubal |
- |
- 1991 - Editor, Green Revolution
|
Studebaker,
Hadley |
California
(San Francisco) |
- 1917 - Letter, Everyman, October, in
which he wrote: "The great
public knows nothing about the Equity League and cares less for
its reform tax politics. Six hundred thousand votes are waiting
to be cast for a free earth. Don't think of lowering the Ideal."
|
Stump,
J. Henry |
Pennsylvania
(Reading) |
- 1928 - Mayor; described himself as "an
old-time single Taxer"; the city had a Socialist majority
on City Council
|
Sturgis,
S. Warren |
Massachusetts
(Boston) |
- 19-- - Serving on board, Henry George School
- 1944 - Instructor, Henry George School
- 1952 - Died
|
Suarez,
Dolores |
Massachusetts
(Springfield) |
- 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
|
Such,
Peter |
Michigan
(Dtroit) |
- 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Detroit, MI
|
Sudell,
Harold |
Pennsylvania
(Brookline)
Delaware
(New Castle) |
- 1895 - Appointed to National Commission to
supervise Delaware campaign for the Single Tax
- 1904 - Article on Delaware Single Tax
campaign, Single Tax Review, 15 October, pp. 8-11
- 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress,
Philadelphia
- 1929 - Residing in Chester, Pennsylvania
- 1929 - Sent to Rep. Ruth Owens a cpy of
Henry George's book, Protection or Free Trade
- 1932 - Letter, explaining the virtues of
land value taxation, Philadelphia Inquirer
- 1938 - Attended Henry George birthday
celebration in Arden, Delaware
- 1940 - Member, Henry George School advisory
council
- 1941 - Elected trustee, Henry George School
of Philadelphia
- 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday
celebration, Arden, Delaware
- 1943 - Letter, sent to the editor of Farm
Journal in answer to criticisms of Henry George. Reprinted
in Henry George News, November
- 1944 - Letter, opposing sale of public
lands as proposed by Senator Byrd, Henry George News,
February
- 1949 - Attended International Union
conference, Swanwick, England
- 1949 - Address, "The Great Crusade --
1896-1949," at the Henry George Foundation Congress,
Philadelphia, PA, 16 September
- 1954 - Died
|
Sullivan,
A.M. |
... |
- 1959 - Elected trustee, Robert Schalkenbach
Foundation
|
Sullivan,
Dan
Autobiography |
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh) |
- 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
- 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
San Francisco, CA
- 1979 - worked on passage of increase in
land tax
- 1980 - Article,
Pittsburgh's
Tax Reform Movement, Henry George News, May
- 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
New York, NY
- 1980 - Pamphlet, Pittsburgh's Land
Value Tax published
- 1983 - Photograph
- 1984 - Attended CGO conference, Pawling, NY
- 1998 - Article, "A Neoclassical Tea
Party," Georgist Journal, Spring
- 1988 - Article, "An Investment
Proposal for Georgists," Georgist Journal, Summer
- 1999 - Article, "Legislative Success
in Pennsylvania," Georgist Journal, Winter
- 2001 - Essay, "Common Rights vs.
Collective Rights"
- 2001 - Presentation on "Sabrer's
Conceptual Mistakes re Assessment of Allegheny County," at
CGO conference, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2001 - Essay,
Utility and Market
Value: Some Insights, Land-Theory, 27 August
- 2002 - Essay,
Are
Exceptionally High Wages Really Rent?, with Bill Batt,
Land-Theory, 1 August
- 2004 -
Photograph, at the
Henry George School, Philadelphia, September
- 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
- 2005 - Essay,
The Unresolved
Population Controversy, Land-Theory, November
- 2006 - Article,
Property
Tax Crisis in Pennsylvania, GroundSwell, May-June
- 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
- 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA,
July
- 2008 - Posting,
Evidence that Rent
Rises and Wages Fall, from the land-theory
discussion group, 19 June
- 2009 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Cleveland, Ohio
|
Sullivan,
J.W. |
... |
- 1888 - Writer for The Standard;
dismissed for taking stances in opposition to Henry George's
principles
- 1889 - Article, "A Collapse of Henry
George's Pretensions," published, accusing Henry George of
basing Progress and Poverty on Patrick Edward Dove's
book
- 1890 - Pamphlet,
Ideo-
Kleptomania: The Case of Henry George, published by
Twentieth Century Pub. Co.
|
Sullivan,
Louis |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
Profession:
Architect
- 1890s - Active supporter of Henry George
|
Sullivan,
Mark |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1976 - Founded The Storm!, a journal
for free spirits
- 1980 - Elected Secretary/Treasurer of the
Council of Georgist Organizations (served in this position until
1991)
- 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
New York, NY
- 1981 - Became teacher and Research
Librarian at the Henry George School, New York (served in this
position until 1992)
- 1981 - Organized New York City Earth Day
conference (and 1982, 1983)
- 1981 - Served as U.S. liaison for Land &
Liberty (until 1992)
- 1981 - Article, "U.S. Tax Revolt: A
Mixed Bag That Benefits Speculators," Land &
Liberty, March/April
- 1981 - Article,
Benjamin R.
Tucker: A Fragmentary Exposition, Fragments,
January-March
- 1981 - Article,
Earth Day: 2% Royalty
Plan for Sharing Resources, Land & Liberty,
July/August
- 198- - Article,
An Anarchist View
of the Land Problem
- 1982 - Attended International Union
conference, Utrecht, Holland
- 1984 -
Review of
Fugitive Essays: Selected Writings of Frank Chodorov
published by Liberty Press, Land & Liberty,
March/April
- 1984 - Attended International Union
conference, Cambridge, England
- 1986 - Took a leave of absence from the
Henry George School to work at Laissez-Faire Books for several
months
- 1986 - Rejoined Henry George School after
renegotiating duties; became editor of the Henry George
Newsletter
- 1988 - Introduction ("Bolton Hall and
the Third Tradition") to Selections from Free America
and Other Works by Bolton Hall, published by Loompanics
Unlimited
- 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Philadelphia, PA
- 1991 - Elected Secretary of the Council of
Georgist Organizations
- 1992 - Left the Henry George School, NY to
join staff of Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
- 1994 - Elected Vice-President of the
Council of Georgist Organizations
- 1996 - Article, "The Return of the
Cat," Georgist Journal, Autumn
- 1996 - Became Executive Assistant of Robert
Schalkenbach Foundation
- 1996 - Became Treasurer, American
Journal of Economics and Sociology
- 1997 - Elected Vice-President of the
Council of Georgist Organizations
- 1999 - Assumed Presidency of CGO following
the resignation of Drew Harris
- 1999 - Compiled, edited and contributed to
the Post-Centenary Edition of The Anarchists: A Picture of
Civilization at the Close of the 19th Centyry, by John Henry
Mackay
- 2000 - Elected President of CGO
- 2001 - Became Deputy Director of Robert
Schalkenbach Foundation
- 2002 - Article, "Why the Georgist
Movement Has Not Succeeded: A Personal Response to the Question
Raised by Warren J. Samuels," in The American Journal
of Economics and Sociology, July
- 2003 - Elected President of CGO
- 2005 - Stepped down as President, Council
of Georgist Organizations; attended CGO conference;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
- 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
- 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA,
July
- 2008 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Kansas City, Missouri
- 2009 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Cleveland, Ohio
- Additional
activities: Co-edited with Michael E. Coughlin and charles H.
Hamilton, Benjamin R. Tucker and the Champions of Liberty,
an anthology about the work of the American individualist
anarchist and his journal, Liberty, (1881-1908).
Co-authored in that volume with Mildred J. Loomis: "Laurance
Labadie: Keeper of the Flame," 1986, published by Michale
E. Coughlin.
|
Sullivan,
Walter |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1956 - Teacher, Henry George School
|
| Sumichrast,
Michael |
... |
- 1921 - Born, 31 March (Trencin,
Czechoslovakia)
- 1948 - Fled communist Czechoslovakia to
Austria, then migrated to Australia
- 1955 - Migrated to the United States, where
he began working in the home building industry
- 1956 - Moved to Columbus, Ohio and entered
Ohio State University
- 1962 - Earned a Ph.D. in economics
- 1962 - Moved to Washington, D.C. and joined
the National Association of Home Builders as an economist
- 1965 - Became NAHB chief economist
- 1979 - Book, The Complete Book of Home
Buying
- 2007 - Died, 4 September (age 86)
|
Sumner,
Thomas (Mrs.) |
Illinois
(Maywood) |
- 1949 - Member, Henry George Woman's Club
|
Sundt,
Edith |
California
(San Diego) |
- 1958 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, San Diego, CA
|
Susskind,
Joseph |
New
Jersey |
- 193- - Elected to the first board of
trustees, Henry George School, New Jersey
- 1959 - Died, December 28
|
Sussna,
Robert |
...
|
- 1958 - Paper, "The Bethlehem Tax
Survey," presented at Henry George Foundation conference,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; November
|
Sutcliffe,
C.K. |
California
(Berkeley) |
- 1937 - Completed Henry George course under
Noah Alper
- 1938 - Began teaching Henry George classes
|
Sutherland,
C.A. (Mrs.) |
...
|
- 1949 - Attended International Union
conference, Swanwick, England
- 1952 - Attended International Union
conference, Odense, Denmark
|
Sutterfield,
Waco |
Arkansas
(Mountain Home) |
- 2000 - Completed Henry George course with
Ben Russell; became director of CEI
|
Swan,
Thomas Wallace |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1926 - Only African-American delegate to the
Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
|
Swank,
H.S. |
Ohio
(Columbus) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Columbus Single
Tax Club
|
Swann,
Robert
Photograph |
Massachusetts
Great Barrington |
- 1942 - Serves prison term as conscientious
objector
- 1956 - Moved to Philadelphia to work on the
first inter-racial housing project in the U.S.
- 196- - Moved to Connecticut
- 1968 - Founded the Institute for Community
Economics
- 1979 - Paper, "The Cooperative Concept
Land Banks," presented at Joint Georgist Conference, San
Francisco, CA, August
- 1980 - Steps down as Executive Director of
I.C.E.
- 1981 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, New
Hampshire
- 1982 - Article,
The
Community Land Trust: An Alternative, The Whole Earth
Papers, No.17
- 1983 - Article,
Borsodi's
Search For Honest Money, Green Revolution, Fall
- 19-- - Founds E.F. Schumacher Society
- 1984 - Delivered talk on Community Land
Trusts at CGO conference, Pawling, NY
- 1992 - Interviewed by Community
Economics, Summer
- 2003 - Died, 18 January.
Obituary appearing in
the Boston Globe.
|
Swann,
Thomas Wallace |
Illinois
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
- 1916 - Serving as Managing Editor, The
Freedman, Washington, DC
- 1916 - Letter, of sympathy to Marie George,
widow of Henry George, Jr., 15 November
- 1945 - Address, on influence of Henry
George's ideas on his life at the Henry George School,
Philadelphia, PA; 29 September
|
Swanson,
E.C. |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
- 1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
|
Swanson,
John A. |
Illinois
|
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Swanton,
Walter F. |
Washingon,
D.C.
New York
(Rochester) |
Son
of Walter I. Swanton
- 1919 - Born, Washington, DC
- 1933 - Graduated from MIT, engineering
- 1930s - Founded extension, Henry George
School
- 1947 - Earned masters degree, University of
Rochester
- 19-- - Elected trustee, Center for the
Study of Economics
- 1960 - Article, "How Much Economic
Rent?" Henry George News, October
- 1960 - Paper, on value of U.S. land
- 1986 - Booklet, Graphical Econometrics
written and distributed
- 197- - Became member, HGI
- 1982 - Attended International Union
conference, Utrecht, Holland
- 1990 - Died, January 19
|
Swanton,
Walter I. |
Massachusetts
(Newton)
|
- 1869 - Born, St. Joseph, Missouri
- 1903 - Moved to Washington, DC
- 19-- - Graduated from Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and National University Law School
- 19-- - Represented Washington, DC, in the
Federation of Citizens' Assocations
- 1940 - Retired from government service
- 1943 - Died, 22 June, Newton, Massachusetts
|
Swarte,
Madeleine |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1936 - Editor, The New Standard
|
Swaw,
J.W. |
Missouri
(High Gate) |
- 1890 - Serving as Secretary, High Gate
Single Tax League
|
Swearingen,
A.E. |
Missouri
(Kansas City)
|
- 19-- - Became active in the Henry George
movement
- 1939 - Died, 19 January
|
Sweeney,
______ |
Illinois
|
- 1938 - U.S. House of Representatives
submitted resolution requesting the postmaster general issue a
memorial stamp to commemorate the birth of Henry George
|
Sweeney,
Jeremiah |
Rhode
Island
(Providence) |
- 1930 - Died; active supporter of the Single
Tax
|
Sweeney,
John P. |
Massachusetts
(Lawrence) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Lawrence Single
Tax Club
|
Sweet,
Harold |
California
(San Diego) |
- 1989 - Trustee, Basic Economic Education
|
Sweet,
Harold |
California
(San Diego) |
- 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
- 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
San Francisco, CA
|
Swinney,
Edward B. |
New
York
(Brooklyn)
California
(Los Angeles0 |
- 1907 - Serving as Secretary, Single Tax
Information Bureau
- 1931 - elected to the National Advisory
Committee of the Henry George Foundation of America
- 1932 - Article, "A Plan for America,"
Los Angeles Record, 24 September
- 193- - Letter, printed in the Post-Gazette:
"When the wheels of industry
once more begin to hum, the same forces that brought about the
depression will start us riding for another fall, unless we
sensibly conclude to eliminate all prfit in the mere ownership
of land."
- 1940 - $1,000 bequest left to the Henry
George School, New York, NY
|
Swinton,
John |
New
York |
- 1879 - Received letter from Henry George
regarding publication of Progress and Poverty
|
Swinton,
Lucy R. |
District
of Columbia |
- 1933 - Died; had been active for many years
in the Women's Single Tax Club of Washington, DC
|
Swirsky,
Sonia |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1952 - Taught first Henry George course on
Long Island
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
|
Swofford,
Loral D. |
Missouri
(St.Louis) |
- 1964 - Appointed director, Henry George
School
- 1966 - Attended Henry George School
conference, St. Louis, Missouri (and acted as host)
- 1967 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; July
- 1968 - Paper, on teaching Henry George,
presented at Henry George Schools conference, Miami Beach, FL
- 1969 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Chicago, Illinois
- 1970 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Calgary
- 1972 - Died, 23 August
|
Swope,
Ambrose H. |
Pennsylvania
(Johnstown)
(Westmont) |
- 1928 - Single Tax leader in Johnstown; spoke
at memorial celebration for Louis F. Post, New York, NY, April
- 1928 - Elected Treasurer, Fair Taxation and
Assessment League of Pennsylvania
- 1942 - Died, 26 January. Described as a "strong
advocate of the single tax plan."
|
Sykes,
McCready |
...
|
- 1931 - Article, "Is Private Property in
Land the Cause of Our Ills?" Land and Freedom,
March-April
|
Sykes,
W.H. |
Kansas
(Leonardville) |
- 1918 - Letter, Everyman, April,
regarding the dealth of Herman Kuehn
|
Symington-Brown,
W. (Dr.) |
Massachusetts
(Stoneham) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Stoneham Single
Tax League
|
Sypher,
J. Hale |
...
|
- 1882 - Delivered letter to U.S. President
Arthur written by Henry George regading his treatment by British
authorities in Ireland
|
Szakos,
Joe |
Kentucky
|
- 1984 - Member, Kentucky Fair Tax Coalition
- 1984 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Pawling, NY
|
Szmak,
Geza C. |
New
York
(New York) |
- 1896 - Born, Hungary
- Migrated to the United States; became a
construction surveyor; active supporter of the Single Tax
- 1975 - Died, May 3, age 79
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