| Name |
Place(s)
of Residence |
Comments
|
Unold,
Magnus A. |
New
York
(New York) |
1943
- Letter, responding to an earlier letter on socialism by Howard
Penley, Henry George News, October
|
Unruh,
Jesse |
California |
Speaker
of California Assembly
1965 - Address, "Sex and the Single Tax," delivered at
Henry George School, Winter term |
Upton,
Winthrop L. |
...
|
1939
- Article, "Tax Analysis of [New England] Town," The
Freeman, August
1940 - Article, "Realtors Demand Tax-Proof Shelter," The
freeman, December
1940 - Address, "Henry George and the Present Crisis," at
commencement exercises, Henry George School, 17 December
|
Urell,
Robert E. |
Pennsylvania
Mansfield |
1926
- Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia |
U'Ren,
W.S. |
Oregon |
18--
- Born, Wisconsin
1909 - Serving as Secretary, Oregon Single Tax League,
headquartered in Oregon City
1910 - Participated in Single Tax Conference, New York, NY,
November
1910 - Photograph
1910-14 - Led Single Tax campaign, funded by the Fels Fund; worked
to get citizens initiative adopted in Oregon
1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
1915 - Article, "Single Tax," Annals of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol.58, March, pp.
222-227
1917 - Letter, Everyman, October, in which he wrote:
"Keep a stiff upper lip. The Equity
taxation reformers will soon fall from sight. The great mass of
voters know noting of them."
1918 - Letter, Everyman, March, in which he wrote:
"...surely this year and in your state
the people will vote to abolish land speculation and for public
ownership of land rental values, and at the same time leave
improvements free from tax." |
Utess,
R.O. |
New
York
(Brooklyn) |
1888
- Member, Executive Committee, Brooklyn Single Tax Club
|
Valasek,
Harry
Photograph |
California
(LaMesa) |
1958
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
1974 - Became an original member of L.E.A.F. (Land, Equality and
Freedom), based in San Diego
1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
1990 - Chairman Pro Tem, Basic Economic Education |
Van
Arnuui,
Van (Dr.) |
Virginia
(Richmond) |
1890
- Serving as President, Richmond Single Tax Club |
Van
Ben,
Maurie |
New
York
(New York) |
1890s
- Active in the single tax movement
1958 - Died, 12 February
|
Van
Buskirk,
Ethel |
... |
1957
- Article, "Henry George and his Contemporaries," Henry
George News, October
1953 - Letter, Henry George News, October
198- Became member, HGI
1980 - Died, December 30 |
Van
Buskirk,
Nancy |
New
York
(New York) |
1965
- Letter, Henry George News, June |
Van
Deerlin,
Lionel L. |
California
(San Diego) |
1958
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
|
Van
Horn,
Richard P. |
... |
1960
- Article, "Oranges from Iowa?" Henry George News,
March |
Van
Hyning,
G.H. (Mrs.) |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1940
- Instructor, Henry George School
|
Van
Ornum,
William Henry |
...
|
189-
- Acted in Single Tax movement; subsequently drifted to anarchism;
pamphlet, Why Government At All, published by Charles H.
Kerr |
Van
Tassel,
Edward D. |
Massachusetts
(Boston) |
1942
- Resigned from board of Henry George Institute of New England, to
enter military service
|
Van
Veen,
Morris |
New
York
(New York) |
1890
- Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union,
New York City, September
1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
1939 - Address, "Economic Causes of Anti-Semitism," at
Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, 15 December
|
Varamini,
Hossein |
Montana |
1987
- Assistant Prof. of Economics and Public Finance at Eastern Montana
College; prepared study on impact of LVT |
Varley,
Elizabeth |
Delaware
(Arden) |
1979
- Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA |
Venturella,
Dorothy |
...
|
1989
- Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
|
Venturella,
Joseph |
...
|
1902
- Born, Italy
1921 - Migrated to the United States
19-- - Became involved with the Henry George School, Chicago;
elected Vice President
1944 - Taught Henry George course to Foam Blowers Club
1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
19-- - Translated Economics Simplified by E.E. Bowen into
Italian
1970 - Book, Tax Reform with Justice, published
1975 - Died, 11 October
|
Venturella,
Sam
Biography |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1942
- Enrolled in Henry George course in Des Plaines, IL
19-- - Joins faculty, Henry George School
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania
1978 - Photograph with
Harry Pollard
1979 - Elected President, Henry George School board
1979 - Photograph
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
1979 - Article,
Association
in Equality, New Leaf, Vol.4, No.3; July
1988 - Elected chair, CGO
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1990 - Article, Bashing
the Poor, The Illinois Georgist, Vol.3, No.2,
Spring/Summer
1991 - Paper,
Brief
History of the Henry George School - Chicago
1991 - Guest commentary,
Housing Crisis is
Real, and Getting Worse, News Star, 29-30 October
1998 - Article, "Why Study Henry George? Seven Good Reasons,"
Georgist Journal, Spring
1999 - Address, Understanding
Comes One Person at a Time, delivered at Henry George
Institute conference, Arden, Delaware
2000 - Died, June 4, age 78 |
Verby,
Victor |
...
|
1937
- Elected President, Henry George Fellowship |
Vereraena,
Robert |
New
York
(New York) |
1940
- Completed Fundamental Economics course at Henry George School
|
Verity,
Walter (Dr.) |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1932
- Delivered address on money issues at Henry George Congress,
Memphis |
Veriwealther,
Leo |
Missouri
|
1890
- Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union,
New York City, September
|
Vernam,
William B. |
New
York
(Brooklyn) |
1880s
- Friend of Henry George and active in the single tax movement
1909 - Serving as Secretary, Brooklyn Single Tax Club
1938 - Died, 4 February, age 81 |
Verney,
Walter A. |
Massachusetts
(Soslindale) |
1857
- Born, 18 July, Richmond, Maine
1887 - Heard Henry George speak at Tremont Temple
1944 - Died, March, age 87 |
Vernier,
Alice |
Delaware
(Newark) |
2005
- Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference,
University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
|
Vernoff,
Benjamin |
New
York
(New York) |
1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College,
Pennsylvania |
Vernon,
Frank L. |
New
York
(Brooklyn) |
1939
- Completed Henry George course
|
Vessey,
Robert S. (Hon.) |
South
Dakota |
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Vestal,
C.L. |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Vick,
Henry |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Vickery,
_______ (Miss) |
Illinois
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Vickrey,
William
Photograph
Biography |
New
York
(New York) |
1914
- Born
19-- - Earned Ph.D. in economics at Columbia University
19-- - Became Professor of Economics, Columbia University
1964 - Joined with Mason Gaffney and others to form TRED
1995 - Article,
Propositions
Relating to Site Value Taxation, 28 September, deivered at
TRED conference, 29-30 September and at the Levy Institute, 2-4
November
1996 - Paper,
Fifteen
Fallacies of Financial Fundamentalism, A Disquisition on Demand
Side Economics, October
1996 - Wins Nobel Prize for Economics
1996 - Died
1997 - Article, Warm
Memories of Bill Vickrey, written by Mason Gaffney, Land &
Liberty, Winter
1998 - Article, Remembrance:
Nobel Laureate William Vickrey, at Stockholm Seminar, by C.
Lowell Harris, American Journal of Economics and Sociology,
April |
Vierth,
Frank |
Iowa
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Vierth,
Vernon M. |
Iowa
|
1911
- Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November |
Villard,
Oswald Garrison
Biography |
... |
1872
- Born, Germany, 13 March
18-- - Graduated, Harvard University; joined his father's
newspaper, the New York Evening Post
1900 - Became owner of the paper and The Nation upon his
father's death
1902 - Article, "The New Army of the U.S.," Atlantic
1912 - Article, "Socialism
and Syndicalism," The Nation, May 30
1930 - Pamphlet, The
Tariff Scandal, published by the League for Independent
Political Action, New York, NY
1939 - Article, "The Latest
Anti-Jewish Horror," The Nation, December 30
1947 - Book published, Free Trade and Free World |
Vincent,
Joshua R.
Biography |
Maryland
(Columbia) |
199-
- Joins staff, Henry George Foundation and C.S.E.
199- - Appointed Director and elected President of the board, Henry
George Foundation
1995 - Article, "No Left, No Right, Only Green & George,"
Groundswell, November-December
1997 - Article, "Allentown: LVT Wins!" Georgist
Journal, Summer
2000 - Article, "Pennsylvania's Smart Tax Sharpens our Teeth,"
Land & Liberty, Autumn
2004 - Photograph, at
Henry George School, Philadelphia, September
2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
2005 - Letter, "Suburbs Benefit, So Why Would They Criticize
Sprawl?" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 31 August
2005 - Letter, "Get Real on Philadelphia Realty Tax,"
Philadelphia Inquirer, 22 November
2007 - Participated in Council of Georgist Organizations
conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
2008 - Photograph, at a
meeting in New London, Connecticut |
Vining,
J.B. |
...
|
1909
- Serving as Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio Single Tax League (76 Harriet
Avenue, Cleveland) |
Vinton,
Lindley |
New
York
|
1890
- Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union,
New York City, September
|
Voelker,
Frank |
Michigan
(Detroit) |
1960
- Attended Henry George Schools conference, Detroit, MI
|
Voeller,
Gayle |
California
(Sacramento) |
1988
- Elected President, Henry George School extension |
Volpe,
Domenic Della |
New
York
(New York) |
1942
- Article, Are Rights Natural?,
The Freeman, October
1943 - Lectures on the land problem given at the International
Institute of Democracy at Woochefee University, February-May
1945 - Conducted teachers training class at Henry George School
1946 - Appointed dean at Henry George School
1968 - Paper, on teaching Henry George, presented at Henry George
Schools conference, Miami Beach, FL
|
Von
Seggern,
E.M. |
Nebraska
(Omaha) |
19--
- Appointed chairman, "We, the Citizens"
1942 - Died
|
Voorhees,
Harold C. |
Florida
(Maitland) |
Nephew
of Robert Voorhees
Maintained interest in Henry George program at Voorhees College |
Voorhees,
Robert |
... |
1890s
- Became active in Single Tax movement
1914 - Became patron of Voorhees College in Denmark, S.C. |
Voss,
John De |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
19--
- Teacher, Henry George School
|
Vrooman,
R.H. |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
1938
- Serving as Secretary, Single Tax League
1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
|
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