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A Biographical and Periodical History of the Advance of Cooperative Individualism

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United States
Name Place(s) of Residence Comments
Siddall,
Theodore
New York
(New York City)

  • 1933 - Died, 7 August, in Manila

Siddell,
Alice I.
Washington
  • 1931 - Report in Land and Freedom (November-December):
    "Miss Siddell explained the Landlord's Game to those interested"
    at the sixth annual Henry George Congress
  • 1937 - Attended Henry George Congress, Detroit, Michigan; 14-16 October
  • 1941 - Prepared and submitted a draft bill to the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, as follows:
    "Beginning July 1, 1941, there shall be assessed and collected one percent of the value of all land and/or area situated in the United States, its Territories, Possessions, and the District of Columbia, exclusive of the value of improvements thereinor thereon..."
  • 1941 - Elected First Vice President, Women's Single Tax Club of Washington

Siddons,
Frederick L.
District of Columbia
  • 1930 - Serving as Associate Justice, District Court; a law partner of Jackson H. Ralston
  • 1931 - Died, June
Siebermann,
Edith
Illinois
(Chicago)
(Peoria)
  • 1939 - Address, "Footprints in the Sands of Time," at the Henry George Centenary celebration, Chicago, 1 September
  • 1939 - Elected first President, Henry George Woman's Club (to 1941)
  • 1944 - Article, "Society's I.Q.," March of Progress, March
  • 1949 - Member, Henry George Woman's Club of Chicago
  • 1964 - Serving as President of the Henry George Woman's Club of Chicago
  • 1969 - Attended Henry George School conference, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1983 - Died
Siebert,
John S.
California
(San Diego)
  • 1934 - Serving as President, Henry George Society
Siegfried,
Thowald (Thorwald)
...

Sikes,
George
...

Silbernik,
Joseph
...
  • 1890s - Joined the Manhattan Single Tax Club
  • 1925 - Book, Marx on Marx, finished but not published
  • 1925 - Died
  • 1925 - Article (unsigned), A Remembrance of Joseph Silbernik
    Land and Freedom, November-December
Sikes,
William H.
Kansas
Leonardville

  • 1929 - Attended Henry George Foundation of America congress, Pittsburgh, PA, September
  • 1930 - Paper, "Justice for the Farmer," delivered at Henry George Congress, San Francisco; September

Silia,
Nicholas (Jr.)
Ohio
(Cleveland)


Silva,
Pia De
...
  • See: DeSilva, Pia

Silver,
Maxwell (Rabbi)
New York
(New York)

  • 1891 - Born, Lituania
  • 1901 - Migrated to the United States
  • 1916 - Orained at Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati
  • 1929 - Book, Justice and Judaism, published. Letter wrote in support of the Single Tax in a letter to Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1929 - Article, Evidence is That Socialist States Cannot Tolerate Freedom
    Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1966 - Died, 11 October (age 75)
Silvernale,
Clyde W.
California
(Los Angeles)

  • 1932 - Moved from Fargo, North Dakota
  • 1935 - Joins faculty, Henry George School
  • 1936 - Correspondence, with Father Thomas Dawson, House of Retreat, Inchicone, Dublin, Ireland, regarding Henry George and Georgist Teachings
  • 1937 - Note printed regarding his purchase of a Business Directory of San Francisco 1877-78 that included Henry George, Land and Freedom, November-December
  • 1939 - Article, Natural Plan
    Land & Liberty, September 1939
  • 1967 - Donated first editions of Henry George's works to Henry George School, NY
  • 1967 - Article, "Wise Counsel in 1732,"
    Henry George News, January
  • 1968 - Article, "Albert Nock's Job,"
    The Freeman

Silvers,
E.B.
...
  • 1912 - Book, Single Tax a Fallacy, published by the Convention Publishing Co., Kansas City, Missouri
Simenz,
Nancy
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1970 - Graduated form the University of Wisconsin, political science
  • 1971 - Elected alderman, Sheboygan, Illinois
Simmons,
A.M.
...
Simmons,
David
California
(Los Angeles)
Arizona
(Tucson)
  • 19-- - Took correspondence course on Henry George while in high school; later became student at HGS, NY
  • 1948 - Associate director, Henry George School, Los Angeles
  • 1950 - Moved to Mexico
  • 1954 - Article, The Baby Boom, Henry George News, September
  • 1954 - Letter, Henry George News, September
  • 1956 - Letter, Henry George News, May
  • 1977 - Article, The Situation in Mexico, The Gargoyle, March
  • 1984 - Embarked on a global tour, met with a number of Georgist
  • 1987 - Article, Bridging Left and Right, Georgist Journal, Autumn
  • 1990 - Article, The New Revolution: European Opportunity, Georgist Journal, Spring
  • 1993 - Article, "Land Reform in Latin America," Georgist Journal, Spring
  • 1994 - Article, Update from Mexico, Georgist Journal, Autumn
  • 1993-1994 - Article, Property Rights, Georgist Journal, Winter
  • 1997 - Letter, Free Trade is Indeed Primary, Georgist Journal, Autumn
Simon,
Herbert A.
...
Simon,
Julian
...
  • 1982 - Article, Georgist Journal:
    "Robert Sage, another former New York teacher now in Arizona, wrote to Prof. Julian L. Simon, author of The Ultimate Resource, about the false assumptions of the Malthusian theory. Prof. Simon replied as follows: 'Yes, indeed, Henry George had it a lot more right than did Malthus. I only came across George's statement on the matter about six months ago, but some time when I prepare an edited book of articles or writingson the subject, I will certainly include George with my approving comment'."
Simon,
Martin
...
Simon,
Neil S.
Nebraska
Omaha

  • 1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Simons,
A.M.
...

Simpson,
Alice
...

Simpson,
Jeremiah (Jerry)
Kansas
(Wichita)

  • 1842 - Born, 31 March, New Brunswick, NJ; family then moved to Illinois
  • 186- - Served in the Union army
  • 1878 - Moved to Jackson County, Kansas from the Great Lakes region
  • 1890 - Elected to Congress as an independent Alliance candidate; met Tom L. Johnson in Congress
  • 1890s - Single Taxer; member/leader of Populist Party
  • 1890 - Elected to U.S. House of Representatives
  • 1890 - Participated in the reading of Henry George's Protection or Free Trade into the Congressional Record
  • 1891 - Called on Henry George 'to declare his discipleship'. Comment by Charles Albro Barker (Henry George, 1955, p.601):
    "He spoke at a free-trade meeting in Cooper Union and was much plblicized for attending a champagne supper with millionaire present -- several were single-taxers, one of them Tom Johnson."
  • 1905 - Died, 23 October, Wichita, Kansas

Sims,
Earl
Florida
  • 1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark

Sims,
William Sowden
...
  • 1879 - Graduated from Annapolis
  • 1889 - Commented after reading Henry George's Progress and Poverty: "I can see no escape from the conclusions arrived at." [Reprinted from Charles Albro Barker, Henry George, 1955, p.590]
  • 1889 - Visited Henry George in New York City
  • 1936 - Died, September (age 77). "This distinguished naval officer was a free trader and presumably a Georgeist."
  • 1942 - Biography, "Admiral Sims and the Modern American Navy," published
  • 1942 - Article (unsigned), Land and Freedom, September-October:
    "A new biography of Admiral William S. Sims by Elting E. Morison, Admiral Sims and the Modern American Navy, was reviewed in the New York Times Book Review, September 27, by Charles A. Beard. Prof. Beard reports of Sims: 'He read Henry George's Progress and Poverty and became 'convinced of its truth'; he dined with George and his 'charming family in New York; and when he first saw the frightful poverty of London, Sims declared, 'If I had the brains I would quit this business and give them to the single tax'."

Sinclair,
Stanley
New York
(New York)

  • 1950 - Article, Bubbles Bursting In Air, Henry George News, October
  • 1950 - Article, Panama Land Distribution Program, Henry George News, November
  • 1951 - Article, "Brink of Darkness," Henry George News, January
  • 1951 - Article, Humpty Dumpty, Henry George News, April
  • 1951 - Article, "Opposition Wanted," Henry George News, May
  • 1951 - Article, "Always Decisions," Henry George News, June
  • 1951 - Article, "Back to Keynes," Henry George News, July
  • 1951 - Article, "Land for a Price," Henry George News, August
  • 1951 - Article, "Henry George Foundation Conference," Henry George News, November
  • 1951 - Article, "Rocky Road," Henry George News, December
  • 1952 - Article, "According to His Need," Henry George News, April
  • 1952 - Article, Do You Get Your Money's Worth, Henry George News, December
  • 1953 - Article, Give Away Swan Song, Henry George News, February
  • 1953 - Review of the book:
    Behind the Scenes of Business, by Roy Foulke, Henry George News, May
  • 1953 - Moves to Los Angeles
  • 1954 - Article, Danish M.P. Says only LIberty can Release Creative Power, Henry George News, June
  • 1955 - Article, "A Penny For Your Thoughts," Henry George News, July
  • 1970 - Begins work on a new Henry George texbook
  • 1970 - Teaching course, "Money Matters"
  • 1972 - Book, Reform for Our Time, published
  • 1974 - Elected trustee, Henry George School, NY
  • 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, New York, NY
  • 1980 - Review of the book:
    Critics of Henry George, edited by Robert V. Andelson; Henry George News, March
  • 1983 - Died, November 27

Sinclair,
Upton
...

Single-Tax Brotherhood of Religious Workers New York

  • 1890 - Rev. S.W. Thackeracy (Flushing, L.I.) sought representative at the National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September

Single Tax Campaign (Delaware 1895-1896)
Delaware
(Wilmington)
Single Tax Club (Chicago) Illinois
(Chicago)

  • 1892 - John Peter Altgeld, Gov. of Illinois (1892-1896) was a close associate of Henry George. Records of the Single Tax Club are housed at the Univerity of Illinois
  • 1894-1912 - Records housed at University of Illinois at Chicago
  • 1916 - Located at 508 Schiller Building
  • 1927 - Reorganized after a general suspension of activities during the First World War

SINGLE TAX CLUB of Cleveland Ohio
(Cleveland)

  • 19-- - Located at Sincere Building, Fourth and Prospect; Howard M. Holmes, Secretary

SINGLE TAX CLUB of Spokane Washington
(Spokane)

  • 19-- Formed by W. Matthews and D.L. Thompason, a property assessor to lobby for the exemption of buildings from taxation

SINGLE TAX COLONIES ...
  • ALABAMA -- Fairhope
  • 1894 - Founded by seven families, including E.B. Gaston
  • DELAWARE -- Arden
  • Arden was founded in 1900 by sculptor Frank Stephens and architect Will Price, based on ideas such as Henry George's single tax and William Morris’s Arts and Crafts principles
  • LOUISIANA -- Newllano
  • 1933 - Held clear title to 15,000 acres; population of 400; owned by a cooperative association
  • MARYLAND -- Gilpin's Point
  • 1933 - Defaulted on mortgage debt and were threatened with foreclosure
  • MISSISSIPPI -- Wall Hill
  • 1932 - Established as a Single Tax enclave
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE -- East Alstead
  • 1933 - Henry George Club formed (date community established not yet known)
  • NEW JERSEY -- Free Acres, Township of New Providence
  • 1910 - Founded by Bolton Hall. Other early residents inlcuded suffragette Amy Mali Hicks and Grace I. Colbron, Otto Fischer (later the mayo rof Berkeley Heights), and artist Will Crawford
  • TENNESSEE -- Collierville
  • 1933 - The state legislature authorized the city to orgaize as "a municipal enclave of economic ground rent." To prevent the town from acquiring land delinquent in taxes, a moratorium tax act was passed. This expired in 1936, by which time almost lal back taxes ahd been brought current.

SINGLE TAX Conferences ...
  • 1887 - Cincinnati, Ohio Report. This was not a Single Tax conference, but the founding convention of the Union Labor Party
  • 1890 - New York City, Cooper Union, National Conference of Single Tax Clubs (500 attendees). William T. Croasdale served as Chairman
  • 1893 - Photograph, of the conference, held at the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 29-31 August
  • 1893 - Report, World's Fair, written by an attendee of the Single Tax Conference
  • 1909 - New York City; first conference under the auspices of the Joseph Fels Fund
  • 1910 - New York City, 19-20 November
  • 1911 - Chicago, 24-26 November, LaSalle Hotel
  • 1912 - Boston (28-30 November)
  • 1914 - Denver, Colorado; 8-10 September (further research required to confirm)
  • 1914 - Washington, DC (15-17 January); Alice Thacher Post, Chairperson
  • 1916 - Conference organized to consider a Single Tax Amendment to the Texas State Constitution; Dallas, Texas, 17 March
  • 1916 - Sixth Annual Conference of Single Taxers and the Joseph Fels Commission; Niagara, New York, 19 August
  • 1916 - Report, Single Tax Conference, held at Niagara Falls, New York, by Joseph Dana Miller; The Single Tax Review
  • 1927 - Columbus, Ohio, 19 March; Dr. Mark Milliken presided

SINGLE TAX HERALD Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)

  • 1916 - Published by the Single Tax Herald Publishing Co., 619 Filbert Street; Oliver Knight, President; Robert C. Macauley, Editor and Manager
  • 1917 - Located at 52 No. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA

SINGLE TAX Information Bureau ...
  • 1903 - Established by E.B. Swinney in May, for the purpose of distributing sinbgle tax literature
  • 1917 - By the June the bureau had supplied more than half a million pamphlets and leaflets to students of political economy.

SINGLE TAX LEAGUE of California ...

SINGLE TAX LEAGUE of Chicago Illinois
(Chicago)

  • 1936 - Met every Friday evening at Washington Cafeteria, 167 West Washington Street

SINGLE TAX LEAGUE of Massachusetts ...
  • 1896 - Article (unsigned), Single Taxers' Banquet, "Massachusetts Members Hear of the Recent work in Delaware." New York Times, 23 February
  • 1916 - Located at 120 Boylston Street, Room 529, Boston; Lewis J. Johnson, President

SINGLE TAX LEAGUE of New York ...

  • 1913 - John J. Murphy, Temporary Chairman; William Lustgarten, Treasurer; Wesley E. Barker, Secretary
  • 1915 - Conference held

SINGLE TAX LEAGUE of Texas San Antonio
  • 1916 - Formed on 16 March at the first Single Tax Conference in Texas. Formerly operated as the Texas League for the Taxation of Land Values. William Black carried out much of the work, which included legislative campaigns designed to elect representatives sympathetic to single tax principles.
  • 1918 - William Black made a member of the Joint Labor Legislative Board of Texas, where he pushed for the adoption of a state constitutional amendment that would allow cities and counties to tax land values at higher rates than taxes on buildings and other improvements

SINGLE TAX National League of the U.S. ...

SINGLE TAX PARTY ...
  • 1896 - Single Tax Party formed in an effort to win control of the state government of Delaware
  • 1898 - Single Tax Party of Philadelphia held its convention in Mercantile Library Hall, 30 November
  • 1899 - Photographs of Single Tax leaders: 1 * 2
  • 1910 - Started as the Land Value Tax Party
  • 1910 - Newspaper article, "Land Songs for the People," The Daily News
  • 1913 - Debate on the Single Tax, University of Washington, March, Bulletin of the University of Washington
  • 1915 - Single Tax Party of Philadelphia's headquarters are located at 1414 Arch Street
  • 1916 - Article, "Single Tax Party Will Mark Anniversary," Single Tax Herald, 8 February
  • 1918 - Frank Chodorov served as New York State Secretary
  • 1918 - Article, The Public, May-June:
    "The Single Tax Party of Essex County,N.J. celebrated the opening of its permanent headquarters at 26 New Street, Newark, on the evening of May 25. About 75 men and women adherents of the Single Tax Party movement in that State listened to speeches from Messrs. Wallace, Rusby, Hitchcock, Cohen and others."
  • 1919 - Article (unsigned), "Declaration of the Organized Single Taxers," The Single Tax Review, March-April
  • 1919 - First annual convention, New York City, 28 June;
  • 1920 - Ran Robert C. Macauley for U.S. President; R. C. Barnum nominated for Vice President
  • 1920 - Second annual convention, Chicago; 10-13 July
  • 1920 - Single Tax Party of New York's offices located at 252 W. 14th Street; Gaston Haxo, Secretary
  • 1923 - National Convention held in New York City; name changed to the Commonwealth Land Party

Single Tax Review ...
  • See: The Single Tax Review
Singlefield,
Rex
Missouri
(St. Louis)
  • 1967 - Graduated, Saint Louis University
  • 1968 - Entered military service
  • 197x - Began career in banking
  • 1981 - Co-founded Dimensional Fund Investors
  • 2007 - Established the "Show-Me Institute" based in Clayton; advocates land value taxation, among other reforms
Singltaxer New York
(New York)
  • See: The Singltaxer
Sinnott,
Joseph M.
...
Sinton,
Ernest
...

Sinton,
George H.
California
(Pasadena)

  • 1858 - Born (Gowanda, New York); son of Jesse Sintoin
  • 1912 - Residing in Colorado Springs; supported the effort to adopt a muncipal Single Tax
  • 1917 - Moved to Pasadena, California
  • 1930 - Died, 15 September

Sinton,
M.M.
Colorado
(Colorado Springs)

  • 1928 - Returned from a tour of Australia; reported on the progress of the Single Tax there

Sinton,
Walter L.
California
San Francisco
  • 1858 - Born (Belfast, Ireland)
  • 1898 - Article, Reforms That are a Waste of Time, The Public, 2 July
  • 1932 - Co-authored, with Charles T. Townsend, a pamphlet, The Fundamental Principles of Economics
  • 1932 - Pamphlet, Spiritual Law and Economics Harmonized
  • 1933 - Died, 29 September
  • 1934 - Article (unsigned), A Remembrance of Walter L. Sinton, Land and Freedom, January-February
Sirianni,
Samuel
New York
(New York)
  • 1944 - Instructor, Henry George School
Sisson,
Thomas Upton
Mississippi
Sittig,
A.C.
Maryland
(Hamilton)
  • 19-- - Became active supporter of the Single Tax
  • 1930 - Died
Skeeg,
James
New Jersey
(Marshalltown)
  • 1890 - Serving as Presient, Marshalltown Single Tax Committee
Skeel,
Emily E.F.
...
Skeel,
Roswell (Mrs.)
New York
(New York)
  • 1923 - Served as a member of the advisory committee, Henry George School, New York
  • 1926 - Attended International Union conference, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 1929 - Attended Henry George Foundation of America congress, Pittsburgh, PA, September
  • 1943 - Re-elected to board, Henry George Foundation
  • 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
Skidmore,
T.J.
New York
(Seneca Falls)
  • 1890 - Active in single tax movement
Skinner, Cal (Jr.) Illinois
(Crystal Lake)
  • 1979 - Article, "How to Rehabilitate a City at No Tax Cost," The Progress Report
  • 1979 - Member, Illinois legislature; introduced bill to permit cities to adopt two-rate property tax
  • 2002 - Candidate for Governor of Illinois
Skinner,
Joseph J.
Ohio
(Westlake)
  • 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
Sklar,
David
New Jersey
(Teaneck)
Sklar,
Dusty
New Jersey
(Ft. Lee)
  • 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
Sklar,
Steve
...
Skousen,
Mark
...
  • 19xx - Began teaching economics at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
  • 2008 - President, Foundation For Economic Education
Skye,
Blue
Oregon
(Portland)
  • 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Slack,
John B.
New Jersey
(Newark)
  • 1939 - News item in The Freeman, May, reads:
    "John B. Slack, a Newark graduate, took an examination in a course of 'Social Policy' at Drew University. It called for a discussion of two sociological books. He wrote: 'I have no recollection of either of these books, therefore I am in a quandry as to their content. However, not wishing to die without a fight, I shall give a resume of the princples of Henry George. It is the best I am able to do, so help me!'"
Slaughter,
J.W. (Dr.)
...
  • 1915 - Delegate to Henry George convention, San Francisco
  • 1916 - Attended Joseph Fels Fund conference, Niagara Falls, NY, 19-21 August
Slawsby,
Sam
Massachusetts
(Boston)
  • 1967 - Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec; July
Slawson,
William J.
Massachusetts
(Boston)
  • 1927 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York City, September
Sleicher,
B.
...
Sloan,
Alfred P. (Jr.)
...
Slocumb,
George W.
California
(Los Angeles)
  • 1928 - Address, on the Single Tax before the California Tax Commission
  • 1930 - Paper, "Liberty and Justice," (on the money question) delivered at Henry George Congress, San Francisco; September
  • 1931 - Letter, regarding the definitons of value
  • 1931 - Booklet, Legal Stealing or Liberty and Justice, with Honest Money
Slocumb,
W.H.
California
  • 1922 - Authored a Single Tax amendment to the constitution of California, which was submitted to the voters
  • 1933 - Died, 31 March (age 65)
Slosson,
M.E. (Mrs.)
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1949 - Elected Director, Henry George Woman's Club of Chicago
Smackey,
William C.
New York
(New York)
  • 1923 - Served as a member of the advisory committee, Henry George School, New York
Small,
Albion
...
Small,
James R.
New York
  • 1890 - Serving as President, North New York Single Tax Club
Smalley,
G.W.
...
  • 1894 - Article, "Henry George versus Henry George"
Smeland,
Cathe
California
(San Francisco)
  • 1990 - elected President, Henry George School, Northern Calif.
  • 1993 - Participated in panels: (1) Use of the media to convey our message; (2) Successful techniques used by other social movement organizations -- Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Los Angeles, CA, 21 July
Smelser,
Max
South Dakota
(Sioux Falls)
  • 1944 - Letter, regarding becoming a public speaker on economics, Henry George News, July
Smith,
A. Laurence
...
  • 1933 - Article, Beginning the Same Banking Orgy Over Again, Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1938 - Article, "Writes on Slums," The Freeman, January:
    "A. Laurence Smith, who presided over the recent Henry George Congress here, is the author of a pamphlet, 'Slum Baloney: A letter about housing', which shows how slums can be cleared by an aroused people if the profits are taken out of land gambling. ..."
Smith,
Al
New York
(New York)
  • 1873 - Born, 30 December, Lower East Side of Manhattan
  • 1895 - Became an investigator in the Office ofthe Commissioner of Jurors
  • 189- Working delivering newspapers, including "The Leader," a penny daily edited by Henry George
  • 1904 - Elected to the New York State Assembly (served through 1915)
  • 1918 - Elected Governor of the State of New York (served to 1928)
  • 1928 - Candidate for the U.S. Presidency
  • 1944 - Died, 4 October
Smith,
Albert E.
New York
(New York)
  • 1959 - Letter, Henry George News, December
Smith
A. Laurance
Michigan
(Detroit)
  • 1928 - Chaired committee to draft amendment to the state constitution, in part, stating: "there shall be no taxes levied or collected in this state on goods or chattels or personal property of any kind ... nor any tax on improvements in and upon land ... except an annual site-value tax on the annual income value of land..." 1937 - President, Detroit Single Tax organization
  • 1930 - Pamphlets on the issue of over-production, and CornLaws and Starvation
  • 1933 - Article, Beginning the Same [Land Speculation] Orgy Over Again, Land and Freedom, May-June. Quote:
    "Every effort is being made to restore real estate values which means to start the land-speculation ball rolling again."
  • 1935 - Article, "About Being Saved," thoughts on what ought to be the objectives, at an annual Henry George Congress, Land and Freedom, January-February
  • 1935 - Article, Henry George Congresses Must Focus on Implementation, Land and Freedom, January-February
  • 1936 - Article, Frederick F. Ingram Bequest, Land and Freedom, September-October
  • 1936 - Attended Henry George Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio; 12-14 November
  • 1937 - Elected to the board, Henry George Foundation of America
  • 1937 - Attended Henry George Congress, Detroit, Michigan; 14-16 October
  • 1938 - Attended Henry George Congress, Toronto, Ontario; 7-9 September
  • 1940 - Resigned from the board, Henry George Foundation of America
Smith,
Alfred
Connecticut
(New Haven)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, New Hampshire Tax Reform Club
Smith,
Alfred E.
New York
(New York)
  • 1931 - Address, at the dinner of the Speakers Bureau of Tammany Hall. Quote:
    "When Henry George ran for Mayor he did not have an organization, he did not have a party, but he presented his case to the people so clearly that he aroused their interest."
Smith,
Allen W.
New York
(New York)
  • 2015 - Attended the joint conference of the International Union and Council of Georgist Organizations; Southfield, Michigan; 4-8 August
Smith,
Andrew
...
  • 19-- - Became a member of the Manhattan Single Tax Club
  • 1922 - Article (unsigned), The Single Tax Review, May-June:
    "Who of our local Single Taxers did not know Andrew J. Smith, familiarly known to his many friends as 'Andy'? His death, after a brief illness, took place in May. He had been a visitor at this office and at one of the lectures of the Single Tax Party forum at the McAlpin only a few days before his death. He had been identified with the local movement here almost from its beginning, and for years was an active member of the Manhattan Single Tax club."
  • 1923 - Died, May
Smith,
Benjamin F.
Michigan
(Grand Rapids)
(Ada)
  • Profession: engineer
  • 1944 - Created volunteer extension, Henry George School
  • 1959 - Address. on how to determine land vales, delivered at Wayne State University, October 16
  • 1965 - Paper, "The Vinegar Approach," presented at Henry George Schools conference, Asilomar, California, July
  • 1965 - Article, Hitting Hard at Assessments, Henry George News, September
  • 1967 - Pamphlet, The Shame of Grand Rapids, published
  • 1967 - Article, The Death of the Single Tax, Henry George News, April
  • 1967 - Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • 1969 - Attended Henry George School conference, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1969 - Article, Services Part of National Income, Henry George News, October
  • 1970 - Article, Services Are Part of Economics, Henry George News, March
  • 1970 - Letter, Henry George News, May
  • 1970 - Attended Henry George School conference, Calgary
  • 1974 - Chapters 1 and 15 of the book:
    Latifundia in Gitche Gumee, The Prime Principle
  • 1976 - Paper, "Negative Land Values," presented at Henry George Foundation conference, Evanston, IL, July
  • 1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
  • 1978 - Chapters 1, 6-11 of the book:
    Of Global Importance, The Prime Principle
  • 1978 - Address, on inflation, delivered at the Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College, Pa., July
  • 1984 - Died
  • 1984 - Article (unsigned), A Remembrance of Benjamin Smith, Georgist Journal, Winter 1984-1985
Smith,
Bolton
Tennessee
(Memphis)
  • 1878 - Graduated, Univesity of Virginia and Geneva University
  • 1890 - Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
  • 1917 - Article, A Plea for Laissez-Faire, The Single Tax Review, January-February
  • 1923 - Served as a member of the advisory committee, Henry George School, New York
  • 1926 - Elected to the National Advisory Committee, Henry George Foundation of America
  • 1933 - Moved to New York City
  • 1935 - Died, 26 March (Washington, DC, age 73)
Smith,
Brittany
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1985 - Born, 4 September, Levittown, Pennsylvania
  • 2005 - Introduced to Henry George's ideas by Brian Cole at Temple University
  • 2005 - Attended CGO conference, Philadelphia, PA
Smith,
Carl D.
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)
  • Profession: attorney
  • 1911 - Active Single Taxer (earlier history not known)
  • 1926 - Elected to the board, Henry George Foundation of America
  • 1927 - Participated in Henry George Congress, New York, New York City, September
  • 1928 - Address, on the Single Tax to students at Carnegie Institute of Technology
  • 1929 - Attended Henry George Foundation of America congress, Pittsburgh, PA, September
  • 1931 - Delegate at Henry George Congress, Baltimore
  • 1938 - Attended Henry George Congress, Toronto, Ontario; 7-9 September
  • 1940 - Attended Henry George Congress, Washington, DC; 25-27 September
  • 1943 - Re-elected to board, Henry George Foundation
  • 1958 - Serving on board, Henry George Foundation
  • 1958 - Attended Henry George Foundation conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1958 - Serving as Vice President, Henry George Foundation
  • 1974 - Member, Graded Tax League of Pennsylvania
Smith,
Charles Joseph
New York
(New York)
Smith,
Charlotte E.
Ohio
(Cleveland)
Smith,
Charlotte L.
Oregon
(Portland)
  • 1930 - Paper, "Books Written by Henry George," delivered at Henry George Congress, San Francisco; September
Smith,
Edward C.
New York
(Bronx)
  • 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Detroit, MI
Smith,
Edwin
...
Smith,
Emerson V.
Michigan
(Kalamazoo)
  • 1945 - Article, Capital and Labor, Henry George News, September
  • 1968 - Article, "Our $40,000 Legacy -- Let's Collect," Henry George News, January
  • 1969 - Article, Will Youth Listen, Henry George News, March
Smith,
Frank Darwin
...
  • 1860 - Born, Michigan
  • 1920s - Established the California College of Commerce
  • 1935 - Serving as President, California College of commerce; teaching political economy using Progress and Poverty
  • 1938 - Article, A Metropolis Pays Its Way, The Freeman, February
  • 1938 - Paper, How to Collect Our Rent, submitted to an essay contest held by The Freeman, March
  • 1946 - Died
Smith,
Franklin
Pennsylvania
(Glenolden)
  • 1927 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York City, September
  • 1936 - Letter, responding to an article by Bolton Hall. Land and Freedom, November-December. Quote:
    "I can not agree that we should wait until education has brought people to the consciousness that land vaues belong to the people and then determine to take them. ...Progress can best be made by the step by step] method."
  • 1936 - Article, Progress Requires Success Stories as Well as Education, Land and Freedom, November-December
  • 1938 - Attended Henry George Congress, Toronto, Ontario; 7-9 September
Smith,
Franklin E.
Massachusetts
(Springfield)
  • 1916 - Manned an exhibit booth promoting the Single Tax at a 7-day industrial exhibit
Smith,
George
Colorado
(Grand Junction)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Mesa County Single Tax and Ballot Reform Club
Smith,
Gerrit
New York
(Peterboro)

  • Father was partner of John Jacob Astor; became major landowner in New York State
  • 1846 - Wrote: "I am an Agrarian. I would no man were so regardless of the needs and desirese of his brother men, as to covet the possession ofmore farms than one."
  • 1852 - Elected to U.S. House of Representatives
  • 1854 - Address, Resolutions on the Homestead Bill, delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives, 21 February
  • 1905 - Book, Gerrit Smith on Land Monopoly

Smith,
Henry
Wisconsin
(Milwaukee)
  • 1902 - Single Tax candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
Smith,
Huntington
...
Smith,
Irving W.
New York
(New York)
  • 1890 - Working as a report on the staff of The Standard
Smith,
J. Henley
Georgia
(Atlanta)

  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Atlanta Single Tax Club

Smith,
J. Lawrence
Michigan
(Detroit)

  • 1938 - Attended Henry George Congress, Toronto, Ontario

Smith,
J. Russell
Arizona
(Sun City)


Smith,
J. W.
Arizona
(Sun City)

  • 2008 - Member, Council of Georgist Organizations

Smith,
Jeffery J.

Photograph
California
San Diego
Oregon
(Portland)

  • 19-- - Graduate of California State University with degree in Linguistics
  • 1983 - Appointed Director of Education, Basic Economic Education, San Diego
  • 1984 - Article, Green Component of Henry George's Writing Worth Emphasizing, Land & Liberty, March-April
  • 1984 - Attended the conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations, Pawling, NY
  • 1984 - Attended International Union conference, Cambridge, England
  • 1985 - On staff, Basic Economic Education, Inc.
  • 1985 - Article, New Names, Georgist Journal, Spring
  • 1985 - Paper, "Geoists and Other Earth Movements," presented at CGO conference, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
  • 1986 - Elected Deputy Chair, CGO
  • 1987 - Led trip to Nicaragua, January, accompanied by Nic Tideman, Fred Foldvary and others
  • 1988 - Article, Citizens Dividend, Georgist Journal, Spring
  • 1988 - Left Basic Economic Education
  • 1988 - Resigned from BEE
  • 1990 - Established Institute for Geonomic Transformation

Smith,
Jeffery J.
1991-2000

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2001

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2002

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2003

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2004

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2005
  • 2005 - Article reprinted from The Geonomist:
    A Loophole to Die For, Georgist Journal, No.102, Spring
  • 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2006

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2007

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2008-2010

Smith,
Jeffery J.
2011-

Smith,
Joe
...

Smith,
John O'Kelly
...
  • 1934 - Book, Freedom for Women, published by Dorrance & Co., Philadelpha. Review:
    "...the greater part of it is dedicated to explaining how adequate funds for this compensation may be collected, i.e., by installing the economic system known as the Single tax."
  • 1936 - Book, Freedom for Mothers, published by Dorrance Press, advocating the Single Tax

Smith,
J.W.
...
  • 2004 - Participated in panels: (1) Economic Democracy, Global Green Agenda; (2) Militarization and New Mexico -- Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 22-24 July

Smith,
Laura-Lee
New York
(Bronx)

  • 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
  • 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July

Smith,
Marion
Alabama
(Fairope)

  • 19-- - Serving at President, Fairhope Single Tax Corp.
  • 1942 - Article, In Defense of Georgist Terminology, Land and Freedom, January-February
  • 1945 - Died, 15 January; age 81

Smith,
Marion H.
Florida
(Summerland Key)

  • 1965 - Paper, "The Scientific Method," presented at Henry George Schools conference, Asilomar, California, July
  • 1988 - Article, Land in History, Georgist Journal, Spring
  • 2008 - Member, Council of Georgist Organizations

Smith,
Marshall
...

Smith,
Mary Francis
California
(San Francisco)

  • 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco

Smith,
Mather
...

Smith,
Nathan
...

  • 1939 - Conducted forum on tariff question, Community Church, 8 January

Smith,
N.R.
Missouri
(St. Louis)
  • 1932 - Letter, Land and Freedom, January-February. Quote: "I am trying to induce St. Louis to exempt from taxation for a period of two years dwellings and homes to stimulate employment and business."
Smith,
Noah
....

Smith,
Phil
Maryland
(Cumberland)
  • 19-- - Became active supporter of the Single Tax
  • 1930 - Died
Smith,
Philip
California
(Cahto - Mendocino County)
  • 1887 - Letter, regarding support of Henry George's proposals, The Standard, 8 January
Smith,
R.E.
Oregon
(Roseburg)

  • 1914 - Address, against the Single Tax at the National Single Tax Conference, Denver, Colorado; 8-10 September. Argued that farmers own all the land with the exception of the one millionth part which he declared to be in the cities.

Smith,
Ralph E.
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)

  • 1911 - Co-drafted LVT language in platform of the Keystone Party
  • 19-- - Elected President, Pittsburgh Single Tax Club
  • 1926 - Elected to board, Henry George Foundation of America (resigned in 1927)
  • 1934 - Appointed by William McNair as Director of Public Safety

Smith,
Robert
Michigan
(Detroit)
  • 1950 - Helped to organize Henry George School and provide use of office space in the Ford building for classes
Smith,
Robert L.
California
(Santa Ana)
  • 1917 - Letter, Everyman, October, in which he wrote:
    "If the Equity tax elimination bill is 'democratic' and The Great Adventure one tax demand is 'autocratic', then me for autocracy. We are tired of words. We want the tangible earth -- right away. Tax reform isn't even a bluff."
Smith,
Scott
Pennsylvania
(Lock Haven)
Smith,
Sterling L.
South Carolina
(Greenville)
  • 1984 - Letters to Ed dodson regarding articles in Equal Rights, 6 September and 24 October
Smith,
Tom
New York
(New York)
  • 199- - Elected to board, Henry George School, New York, NY
  • 199- - Appointed Director of Education, HGS, NY
  • 2004 - Served on board, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Smith,
W. Bagbee
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1898 - Member, Single Tax Party of Philadelphia
Smith,
Walter E.
...
  • 1909 - Serving as Secretary, Pennsylvania Single Tax League, Philadelphia, PA (927 Spring Garden Street)
Smith,
Wheeler
Mew York
(Brooklyn)
  • 1899 - Member, Manhattan Single Tax Club
Smith,
Wilford B.
Texas
(Dallas)
  • 1903 - Became proponent of the Single Tax in Kansas City, influenced by John Z. White
  • 1907 - Began publishing The Pitchfork, An Humble Implement with a Wide Range of Usefulness
  • 1918 - Letter, Everyman, March, in which he wrote:
    "It is my opinion that the movement in California possesses a strategic importance found nowhere else in the country. California really presents a chance of success for the single tax. ...If you are a lover of justice, if you believe that man, as a land-animal, has a certain natural right to the land, andif you believe that land-monopoly is not conducive to the highest development of the race, take advantage of the California Great Adventure and do your share to help it win."
  • 1933 - The Pitchfork is in its 26th year of publication, with a circulation of 16,000. Quote: "To be a Single Taxer you've got to have religion on the land question."
Smithson,
Nathan L.
Texas
(Houston)
  • 1958 - Letter, Henry George News, April
  • 1960 - Letter, Henry George News, March
Smythe,
J.J.
Pennsylvania
(Edwardsville)

  • 1890 - Serving as President, Jefferson Ballot Reform and Single Tax Club

Smythe,
William E.
...

Snavely,
Tipton R.
Virginia
  • Profession: Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
  • 1931 - Responded to the receipt of George r. Geiger's book, The Philosophy of Henry George, writing:
    "It is scholarly, sympathetic and accurate. It deserves to have a wide hearing and I wish it could be made available to university students in government and economics everywhere. The influence of Henry George goes marching on with increasing force, and deservedly so. He was a great man."

Snay,
Maud
Ohio
(Galion)

  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Galion Single Tax Club

Snay,
P.J.
Ohio
(Galion)

  • 1890 - Serving as President, Galion Single Tax Club

Snedicker,
R.T. (Dr.)
Kansas
(Kansas City)


Snow,
Edgar
...
  • 1905 - Born, 17 July (Kansas City, Missouri)
  • 1928 - Travelled to China, where he remained for thirteen years after joining the staff of the China Weekly Review
  • 1937 - Book, Red Star Over China, published
  • 1938 - Review (unsigned) of the book:
    Red Star Over China, by Edgar Snow; Land & Liberty, April
  • 1944 - Book, People On Our Side, published
  • 1972 - Died, 15 February

Snyder,
Charles E. (Rev.)
Iowa

Snyder,
James
New York
(Jamaica)
Snyder,
Willis A.
New York
(Hudson)
  • Vice President, Economic Education League
  • 1931 - Letter, The Continued Relevance of Henry George's Proposed Solutions to Depression and Poverty, Time Magazine, 14 September
  • 1938 - Serving as instructor, Henry George School extension, Hudson (to 1944)
  • 1938 - Address, "Incentive vs. Punitive Taxation," at the Women's Republican Club of Greene County, January
  • 1938 - Began new course in fundamental economics at the Columbia County Convalescent Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Livingston, February
  • 1939 - Address, "Tax Reform: the Natural vs Artificial Solutions of the Farm Problem," to Ravena Grange, 8 August
  • 1940 - Article, By-products of Education, Land and Freedom, March-April
  • 1940 - Article, By-Products of Education, Land and Freedom, March-April
  • 1940 - Teaching Henry Geroge class, Presbyterian Guild House, October
  • 1954 - Letter, Henry George News, April; regarding income taxes
  • 1955 - Letter, Henry George News, February; July
  • 1956 - Letter, Henry George News, July; regarding social credit
  • 1958 - Letter, Henry George News, June
  • 1959 - Died, 6 April
  • 1959 - Article (unsigned), A Remembrance of Willis Snyder, Henry George News, May
Sobieski,
Daniel John
Illinois
(Garfield Ridge)
Society for the Advancement of the George Economy ...
  • 1952 - Founded, New York City
Society of Long Island Georgeists ...
  • 1939 - Forum held 26 May. Speakers were: Grace Isabel Colbron and Spencer Heath. ClaudeR. Lewis, Jr., was Acting Chairman
  • 1940 - Dinner held 4 January; Andrew alexander, Acting chairman Gilbert Tucker spoke on "Natural Deal or New Deal." Rogelio Case Cadilla, editor of Reform Sociale, spoke on "Revolution in Mexico and Spain -- for Better or Worse."
Soderstrom,
E.E.
Kansas
(Wichita)
  • 1873 - Born
  • 1931 - Letter, regarding James R. Brown's successful lecture activity, expressing the challenge of much less fruitful reesults of talks by John Z. White in Kansas. Land and Freedom, January-February
  • 1933 - Died, long-time Single Taxer
Soibelman,
David
...
  • 1979 - Article, "An Economist Whose Time Has Come -- Again," Los Angeles Times Book Review, Georgist Journal, Summer
Soisson,
Marc
Pennsylvania
(Mt. Lebanon)
  • 1977 - Registered for but did not attend Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Sola,
Joseph L.
New York
(New York)

  • 1960 - Teacher, Henry George School, NY; appointed Assistant to the Director
  • 1961 - Leaves position at Henry George School

Solis-Cohen,
Emily
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)

  • 1940 - Member, Henry George School advisory council

Solis-Cohen,
Solomon (Dr.)
...

Solly, Elizabeth M.E. Colorado
(Colorado Springs)

  • 1880s - Became active Single Tax supporter
  • 1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, in support of The Great Adventure campaign
  • 1927 - Died (age 87)

Somers,
Roger
California
(Mill Valley)

  • 19-- - Elected trustee, Henry George School, San Francisco
  • 1986 - Elected President, Henry George School, San Francisco, CA
  • 2001 - Died, September

Somers,
W.A.
Minnesota
(St.Paul)


Somerville,
George R.
Pennsylvania
(Johnstown)

  • 1929 - Address, "The Modern Single Tax Crusade," delivered at the Henry George Foundation of America congress, Pittsburgh, PA, September

Somerville,
Sadie
Delaware
(Arden)

  • 198- - Became a founding member of the Georgist Guild in Arden
  • 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
  • 1994 - Co-founded the Georgist Gild in Arden, Delaware
  • 1995 - Elected Director of the Georgist Gild
  • 1999 - Attended conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations, Gaithersburg, Maryland
  • 2012 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Camp Hill, PA; July
  • 2014 - Co-founded a new organization of Arden Georgists

Somers,
William A.
...

Sommer,
Richard
South Carolina
(Camp Croft)

  • 1942 - Enters military service
  • 1942 - Letter, commenting on changes made to the editorial policy of The Freeman, December

Somogyi,
Ervin
...

  • 1973 - Served on board, Henry George School of Northern California; President, East Bay branch

Sopen,
Earnest (Earsen)
...

Soriero,
Frances (Miss)
New York

  • 1948 - Joined staff, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation (served to 1980)
  • 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
  • 1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
  • 1970s - Serving on Henry George Institute board
  • 1980 - Elected to board, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 1998 - Died, 18 March

Sounder,
Puget
...

Southworth,
Louisa
Ohio
(Cleveland)

  • 1831 - Born
  • 1889 - Address on status of women delivered to graduates of the Christian Science Theological Seminary, 10 January
  • 1900 - Article, "The Anti-Imperialism Petition," National Single Taxer, February
  • 1905 - Died, 18 May, age 74