| Eugene V. Debs  AKA Eugene Victor Debs
Born: 5-Nov-1855
Birthplace: Terre Haute, IN
Died: 20-Oct-1926
Location of death: Elmhurst, IL [1]
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated, Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, IN
Gender: Male
Religion: Christian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Labor Leader Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Labor leader ran for President five times Received 913,664 votes in the 1920 election, where he ran from prison as a Socialist.
[1] Lindlahr Sanitarium, Elmhurst, IL.
Father: Jean Debs
Mother: Marguerite Bettrich
Brother: Theodore Debs
Sister: Eugenia Debs Selby (d. 25-May-1909)
Wife: Katherine Metzel (m. 9-Jun-1885, until his death)
Indiana State House of Representatives (1885)
Firemen's Magazine Editor
American Civil Liberties Union
American Railway Union
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Pythias
Conspiracy (1894), charges dropped
Contempt of Court Jailed May 1895, released 22-Nov-1895
Sedition (1-Jul-1918), prison sentence began 12-Apr-1919, commuted 25-Dec-1921
Draft Evasion (1-Jul-1918)
Pardoned sentence commuted by President Warren G. Harding (25-Dec-1921)
French Ancestry
Risk Factors: Smoking
Official Website:
http://www.eugenevdebs.com/
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