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/
AKA Eugene Victor Debs