| Name |
Place(s)
of Residence |
Comments
|
Spagnola, John (Dr.) |
New York
(New York) |
- 2011 - Member, International Union for Land
Value Taxation
|
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
(at the Henry George School of Social Science), New York
- 1987 - Joined staff of the U.S. Energy Information Administration
(until 2012)
|
Spaulding, Charles H. |
District of Columbia |
|
Spalding, W.J. |
Illinois |
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Spargo, John |
... |
- 1906 - Article,
Socialism,
The Public, 15 December
|
Spaulding, Willis J. |
Illinois Springfield |
- 190- - Became active in the Single Tax movement
- 1911 - Elected public utilities commissioner in Springfield,
Illinois (served until 1943)
|
Speek, Peter A. |
New York
(New York) |
- 1873 - Born, 16 June, Estonia (Laguja)
- 1894 - Graduated Imperial University of Juriev (teaching)
- 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
- 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
|
Speirs, Mark |
Connecticut
(Lakewood) |
- 2012 - Attended the conference of the
Council of Georgist Organizations, Camp Hill, PA; July
|
Spence, Catherine Helen |
... |
|
Spence, Earle |
Ohio
(Lakewood) |
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
|
Spencer, Bird |
New Jersey (Passaic) |
|
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
|
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 to the editor:
Henry George News, February
|
Spencer, S.H. |
... |
- 1884 - First became acquainted with the teachings of Henry George
- 1880s - Becane associated with the "New Church" movement started by Emanual Swedenborg and
wrote for its paper, the New Earth
- 1903 - Editing and publishing the New Christianity
in Ithica, New York
|
Spill, William A. |
California
(Pasadena) |
- 1917 - Letter to the editor:
Everyman, October, in support of The Great Adventure campaign
|
Spossey, Anthony |
Pennsylvania
(Washington) |
|
|
SPREAD THE LIGHT CLUB |
New York
(Brooklyn) |
- 1880 - Established to promote the discussion of economic
questions and increase the circulation of the Irish World,
Volks Zeitung and pamphlets on "true political economy"
- 1880 - Inaugural lecture delivered by Henry George; December
- 1881 - The club discontinued meetings but members continued
to meet and work within its successor, the Advanced Labor Club
- 1881 - At a meeting called in December by prominent trade unionist Robert
Blissert, a proposal (adopted a month later) called for forming a
United Labor Organization
- 1882 - In March the Organization of United Trade and Labor
Organizations of New York, Brooklyn and Jersey was established,
with Robert Blissert elected chairman
- 1886 - OUTLO supported the candidacy of Henry George for Mayor
of New York City
|
Springer, John H. |
Indiana
(Indianapolis) |
- 19-- - Single-Tax supporter; visited
Fairhope, Alabama and caused problems
- 1915 - Serving as Secretary, Indianapolis Single Tax Club
- 1915 - Died, September; age 56 (in New
Mexico); Comment on his activities in The Single Tax Review:
"He had departed from his early
interpretation of our philosophy, and though his later views
seem to us quite fantastic, we cannot refuse him the credit of
following the light as he saw it."
|
St. James, Margo |
... |
- 1996 - elected to the board, Henry George School, San Francisco
- 1996 - Candidate for San Francisco supervisor (unsuccessful)
- 19-- - Founded COYOTE (Cut Out Your Old Tired Ethics)
|
Staab, Anna M. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1939 - Completed courses at Henry George School
|
Staab, George R. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1940 - Serving as Chairman, "The Georgists"
|
Stahl, Max P. |
Missouri
(St. Louis) |
|
Stallard, Joshua Harrison (Dr.) |
California
(Menlo Park) |
- 1865 - Book,
Workhouse Hospitals,
published
- 1865 - Member, Royal College of Physicians, London
- 1867 - Book,
London Pauperism Among Jews and Christians,
published
- 18-- - Migrated to the United States; residing in San Francisco, California
- 1897 - Article,
"The Municipal Government of San Francisco,"
Part IV, Overland Monthly,
pp. 386-391, Vol. 29, April
- 1899 - Article,
"The Lesson of the Philadephia Gas-Works,"
Overland Monthly, Vol.33,
February, pp. 175-179
- 1899 - Article,
The True Basis of Economics,
responding to comments on Henry
George made in correspondence by David Starr Jordon, President,
Stanford University
- 1899 - Article (PDF format),
The True Basis of Economics,
responding to comments on Henry
George made in correspondence by David Starr Jordon, President,
Stanford University
- 1900 - Died, December. Quote from Cornell
Alumni News, 4 January:
"Dr.
Stallard, whose death occurred two weeks ago, had been for many
years a devoted advocate of the Single Tax. ...Dr. Stallard
retires for beyond range to the heights of natural law, and
peppers harmlessly away with the antiquated guns of the
eighteenth century philosophy."
|
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-- - Appointed Professor of Economics, Columbia University
- 1954 - Article,
"Education and Propaganda,"
Henry George News, April
|
Stanford, Leland |
... |
- 1955 - Comment by Charles Albro Barker (Henry
George, 1955, p.254):
"Dr. Taylor ... transmitted
to [Henry George] the not quite incredible story that the railroad president
had read the book and said that he had become 'a disciple of Henry
George'."
|
Stanger, S.S. |
Illinois |
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Stangland, E.M. |
California
(San Diego) |
- 1936 - Serving as an instructor, Henry
George School extension
|
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) (Columbia) |
- 1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
- 1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
- 1954 - Letter to the editor:
regarding land tenure and morality;
Henry George News, May;
- 1956 - Letter to the editor:
Henry George News, June
- 1959 - Letter to the editor:
Henry George News, October
|
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady |
... |
- 1815 - Born, 12 November, in Johnstown, New York
- 18-- - Attended the Johnstown Academy until age 15
- 18-- - Attended Troy Female Seminary, in Troy, New York
- 1840 - Attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London
- 1848 - Organized the two-day Seneca Falls Convention on women's
rights
- 1860 - Pamphlet,
The Slaves Appeal,
published
- 1863 - With Susan B. Anthony organized the Women's Loyal
National League to push for elimination of slavery under the U.S.
Constitution
- 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
- 1902 - Died, 26 October (age 86) in New York City
|
Stanton, Michael J. |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
- Profession: Attorney for Rand McNally
- 19-- - Became supporter of the Single Tax
|
Staples, Arthur C. |
New York
(Astoria) |
- 1927 - Attended Henry George Congress, New
York City, September
|
Staples, C.W. |
Wisconsin
(Osceola) |
- 1918 - Letter to the editor:
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) |
|
Starer, Irving |
New York
(Jericho) |
- Profession: civil engineer
- 1947 - First took Henry George course
- 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
- 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
New York, NY, 28 August - 1 September
- 1976 - Article,
"The Cause and the Remedy,"
Fragments
- 1993 - Elected trustee, Henry George School, NY
- 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
- 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
- 2011 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Bloomington, Minnesota, 2-6 August
- 2012 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Camp Hill, PA; July
- 2014 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Newport Beach, California; 7-11 July
- 2015 - Attended the joint conference of the International Union and Council of Georgist
Organizations; Southfield, Michigan; 4-8 August
|
Starr, Roger |
New York
(New York) |
- 1983 - Editorial,
"How to Spend Taxes for Jobs,"
The New York 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
|
Starr, Western |
Maryland District of Columbia
(Washington) |
- 1910 - Participated in Single Tax Congress,
New York, NY, November
- 1916 - Attended Joseph Fels Fund conference,
Niagara Falls, NY, 19-21 August
- 1923 - Served as a member of the advisory
committee, Henry George School, New York
- 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."
- 1933 - Attended Henry George Congress, Chicago, Illinois
|
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
|
Stebbins, G.B. |
... |
- 1887 - Book, Progress and Poverty,
a Review and Criticism of Henry George's Progress and Poverty
and Protection or Free Trade, Chicago: Kerr & Company
- 1923 - Served as a member of the advisory
committee, Henry George School, New York
|
Stedman, Seymour |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
- 1871 - Born, 4 July, in Hartford, Connecticut
- 1881 - His family moved to Chicago
- 1880s - Began to read and study works on economics. As he came from a family
who were free trade proponents, he was attracted to the works of Henry George
and the single tax.
- 1888 - Entered the Northwestern University School of Law, and in 1890 was
admitted to the bar
- 1889 - Became active in the Democratic party and began speaking on the
tariff question
- 1891 - Appointed secretary of the Executive Committee of the Democratic
Campaign Committee
- 1892 - Left the Demcratic party in protest of the use of Federal troops against
striking workers of the ARU. He joined the union and then met Eugene V. Debs
- 1896 - Became a leading figure in the People's Party, supporting the candidacy
of Eugene Debs over that of William Jennings Bryan, after which he soon became a
member of the Socialist Party
- 1903 - Debated Louis F. Post, Henry H. Hardings and John Z. White on the
merits of the Single Tax versus Socialism
- 1912 - Elected to the legislature, serving one term
- 1916 - Stood as the Socialist candidate for Governor of Illinois. He is critized
in The Public (27 October) for "his stand with plutocratic interests in favor
of the pending fraudulent tax amendment."
- 1948 - Died, 9 July, in Chicago, Illinois
|
Steele, C.O. |
New York
(New York)
Florida |
- 1937 - Elected Vice President, Henry George Fellowship
|
Steele, C.O. |
1938 |
- 1938 - Instructor, Henry George School (at list thru the 1940s)
|
Steele, C.O. |
1939 |
- 1939 - Address,
"Unemployment and Poverty,"
delivered at the Federation of Architects, Engineers,
Chemists and Technicians, 15 August
|
Steele, C.O. |
1941 |
- 1941 - Address,
"Rambling with Henry George,"
at Henry George School, 14 March
|
Steele, C.O. |
1942 |
- 1942 - Succeeded Frank Chodorov as editor
of The Freeman
- 1942 - Review of the book:
Surely Goodness
by Janet Aiken;
The Freeman, March
|
Steele, C.O. |
1943 |
- 1943 - Article,
Leveling
The Freeman, February
|
Steele, C.O. |
1944 on |
- 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
- 1951 - Article,
"Could You Use Some Extra Money,"
Henry George News, July
- 195- - Member of faculty Henry George School
|
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 - Address,
on evils of existing taxation,
delivered in Philadelphia
|
Steers, William B. |
Illinois |
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Steffens, Lincoln |
Connecticut |
- 1909 - Review (unsigned) of the book:
Upbuilders
The Public, 17 December
- 1910 - Article,
Joseph Fels
The American Magazine, October
- 1910 - Participated in Single Tax Congress,
New York, NY, November
- 1936 - A Remembrance of Lincoln Steffens,
Land and Freedom, September-October. Quote:
"He
described himself as a philosophical communist, whatever that
is. He was a member of the Fels Fund Commission. ...He is
supposed to have been a believer in Henry George's teachings but
left little to reinforce the faith of those who are to come
after."
|
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-- - Moved to Newark, NJ and joined an
Economic Class studying Henry George
- 1933 - Letter to the editor:
regarding the Hoover Research Committee,
Land and Freedom, January-February
- 1939 - Article,
"Joseph E. Stegner,"
The Freeman, March:
"The passing of Joseph E. Stegner, formerly of Newark,
N.J. takes another oldtime faithful from our ranks. His introduction to Henry George began
in the 1890's when as a cut-glass operator in Toledo, Ohio, 'Progress
and Poverty' was suggested to him by his foreman. As a worker
and as a business man, he never ceased teaching economic truth from that day to the end. Mr.
Stegner will always be remembered by his co-members."
|
Stegrin, Joseph E. |
Massachusetts |
- 1938 - Letter to the editor:
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, Andrew |
... |
- 1972 - Member, New York State Assembly
|
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."
|
Stephens, Donald |
Delaware |
- 1917 - Attended Single Tax Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 1927 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York City, September
- 1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
|
Stephens, Frank |
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) |
|
Stephens, Eleanor C. |
Delaware
(Arden) |
- (Second wife of Frank Stephens)
- 1917 - Attended Single Tax Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday
celebration, Arden, Delaware, 5 September
|
Stephens, George Francis (Frank) |
Delaware
(Arden) |
- 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
- 1916 - Attended Joseph Fels Fund conference,
Niagara Falls, NY, 19-21 August
- 1917 - Attended Single Tax Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 1923 - Address,
"The Arden Enclave,"
delivered at the International Conference to Promote Land Value
Taxation and Free Trade, Oxford
- 1923 - Served as a member of the advisory
committee, Henry George School, New York
- 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
- 1926 - Elected to board, Henry George
Foundation of America
- 1927 - Address,
delivered at the banquet of the Henry
George Congress, New York, NY, September
- 1933 - Attended Henry George Congress, Chicago, Illinois
- 1935 - Dined at the White House at the
invitation of Eleanor Roosevelt, 27 May
- 1935 - Died, 16 June (age 75)
- 1935 - Excerpt ("Remembrances of Frank Stephens") from the book:
Some Songs,
a collection of poems by Frank Stephens, published by the Arden
Press, Arden, Delaware
|
Stephens, Ingaborg |
Pennsylvania
(Phila.) |
- 1917 - Attended Single Tax Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey
(wife of Donald Stephens)
|
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, Arthur H. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1860 - Born, 13 January in West Newton, Massachusetts; the family then moved
to Brooklyn, New York, but returning to Boston five years later
- 18-- - Attended the Boston Institute of Technology; then eventually moved to
Philadelphia to enter the woollen yard business with his father and brothers
- 188- - First read Henry George's book Progress and Poverty and
became an active supporter
- 1886 - Helped to organize and served as Secretary and Treasurer of
the Henry George Club (the name later changed as the request of Henry George to
"The Single Tax Society of Philadelphia")
- 1886 - Established the newspaper Justice
- 1890 - Attended National Conference of
Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York, September
- 1890 - Serving as President, Single Tax Society 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
|
Sterlith, Frank T. |
... |
- 1895 - Involved in the Delaware Single Tax campaign
- 1917 - Attended Single Tax Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey
|
Stern, Charles K. |
California
(San Francisco) |
- 1917 - Letter to the editor:
Everyman, October, in support of The Great Adventure campaign
|
Stern, J. Ludwig |
Pennsylvania |
- 1918 - Letter to the editor:
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
|
Stetson, Charlotte Perkins |
... |
|
Steven, John |
California |
- 1943 - Instructor, Henry George School, Los Angeles, CA
|
Stern, Joseph |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
|
Steudtner, Elsie |
New York
(Elmhurst) |
- 197- - Member, Henry George Institute
|
Steven, C.G. |
... |
- 1890 - Member, Philadelphia Single-Tax club;
gave presentation to Joseph Fels
|
Stevens, Bryan |
... |
- 1993 - Participated in panel,
"Revitalizing the nation's schools,"
at the Council of Georgist Organizations
conference, Los Angeles, CA, 24 July
|
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 - Address,
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
|
Stevenson, Francis |
California
(San Francisco) |
- 1991 - Died (left bequest to Henry George
Foundation)
|
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, Frederick S. (Mrs.) |
Illinois |
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Stewart, W.B. |
Minnesota |
- 1890s - Served in the U.S. Navy. During the period he read Progress and
Poverty, and both he and his father became ardent supporters
|
Stewart, Walter G. |
Pennsylvania (Reading) |
|
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 to the editor:
regarding the failure of price controls,
Land and Freedom, July-August
- 1936 - Attended the conference of the International Union,
London, England; 1-5 September
- 1936 - Letter to the editor:
defending the description of Henry George's remedies as the Single Tax,
Land and Freedom, September-October
- 1937 - Letter to the editor,
Rent in Price,
challenging positions taken by others on the relationship of rent to land price, Land
and Freedom, July-August
- 1940 - Letter to the editor:
in support of use of the term "Single Tax,"
The Freeman, September
|
Stewart, William B. |
Minnesota |
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
|
Stiffey, R.W. |
Pennsylvania
(Midland) |
- 1917 - Recuiting members for the National Singletax League by
personally call on people and presenting them with a membership card
- 1930 - Letter to the editor:
Land and Freedom, January-February
|
Stillman, Andrea |
Connecticut |
- 1973 - Earned a B.A. in Speech from California State Universty
- 1992 - Elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives
(served until 2004)
- 2003 - Address,
"What are the effects of high State taxes, subsidies and targeted tax breaks on
Connecticut citizens?"
delivered at a public forum on Affordable
Cities, Bridgeport, CT, 18 July
|
Stillman, Matt |
New York
(New York) |
- 2004 - Serving on board, Robert Schalkenbach
Foundation
- 2011 - Re-elected to the board, Robert
Schalkenbach Foundation
|
Stillwell, Hamilton |
Michigan
(Detroit) |
- 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Detroit, MI
|
Stillwell, Ilse |
... |
- 1969 - Possibly residing in Iran
|
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
- 1927 - Attended Henry George Congress, New
York City, September
|
Stirlith, Frank T. |
Delaware
(Wilmington) |
- 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
- 1927 - Actively working for a "graded
tax" bill for Wilmington, Delaware
- 1927 - Residing in Edgemoor, Delaware
- 1927 - Address, on the Delaware graded tax
campaign, Henry George Congress, New York City, Septembe
- 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
|
Stjernberg, Lydia Nilsson |
New York |
- 1942 - Letter to the editor:
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
- 1911 - Serving as Woodrow Wilson's "advance
man and publicity agent."
|
Stockbridge, "Stocky" |
California |
- 1943 - Instructor, Henry George School, Los Angeles
|
Stockman, Joseph A. |
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia) |
- 1934 - First studied Henry George in
Philadelphia and became an instructor
- 1939 - Working with Chinese speaking
students 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,
"Cooperating with Other Groups,"
delivered at Henry George School conference
banquet, Chicago, Illinois; July
- 1949 - Presided at the Henry George
Foundation Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 16 September
- 1950 - Attended Henry George School
conference, St. Louis, Missouri, 13-16 July
- 1951 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Los Angeles, 19-22 July
- 1953 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 2-4 July
- 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 - Article,
"Philadelphia Directors on Radio Station WHAT,"
Henry George News, April:
"A civic committee has scheduled Philadelphia's director, Joseph a. Stockman, as
the regular feature on their radio program on the first Thursday of each month over station
WHAT at 11:45 a.m., this without cost to the school."
- 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools
conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
- 1957 - Attended Henry George School
conference, Staten Island, NY; July
- 1957 - Address,
"Seed, Bud, Blossom, Fruit,"
delivered at the Henry George Tree, Central Park,
NY; 12 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 the publication of his new book (pdf copy of this
document is missing)
- 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
|
|
STOCKTON FORUM |
California |
- 1920 - Weekly Single Tax newspaper
established; _____ Beckworth, editor (continued in publication
at least until 1930)
|
Stockwell, Sylvanus A.

ENLARGE
|
Minnesota |
- 1857 - Born, 8 June, in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1891-1892 - Served in the Minnesota House of Representatives (
- 1897-1898 - Served in the Minnesota House of Representatives
- 1899-1902 - Served in the Minnesota Senate
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
- 1923-1926 - Served in the Minnesota House of Representatives
- 1926 - Elected to National Advisory
Committee, Henry George Foundation of America
- 1929-1940 - Served in the Minnesota House of Representatives
- 1938 - Article,
"Stockwells Praised in Essay,"
The Freeman, January:
"State Representative S.A. Stockwell and Mrs. Maud Stockwell, Georgists, are the subjects
of a eulogistic portrait, 'The Stockwells of Minneapolis', by Dorothy Walton Binder which
won second prize in The New Republic's 'Little Known Fighters for Civil Liberties' essay
contest. The essay was published Dec. 22."
|
Stoddard, A.B. |
New York
(New Brighton) |
- 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Richmond County
Single Tax Club
|
Stokes, Rose Pastor |
... |
- 1879 - Born Rose Harriet Wieslander, 18 July,
in Augustova, Poland
- 1881 - Her mother moved to England, living with relatives
in London's East End
- 1887 - Left school to enter the workforce
- 1889 - Her mother married Israel Pastor, and the family emigrated to the
United States, settling in Cleveland. A few years later Israel Pastor abandoned
the family and Rose became the family's sole supporter
- 1901 - Became a regular contributor of articles to Yidishes Tageblat
(the Jewish daily news)
- 1901 - Participated with other socialists in the Third Sociological Conference,
Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts along with prominent single taxers
- 1903 - Moved to New York City to work as a resident columnist
for the newspaper
- 1906 - She joined the Socialist Party and became a prominent speaker on the
Intercollegiate Socialist Society tour
- 1918 - Arrested for delivering an anti-war speech in Kansas City,
Missouri. She stated:
"No government which is for the profiteers can also be for the
people, and I am for the people, while the government is for the
profiteers."
- 1922 - Selected as an U.S. delegate to the Comintern's Fourth World Congress
in Moscow, reporting on "the Negro question."
- 1992 - Book,
I Belong to the Working Class: The Unfinished Autobiography
of Rose Pastor Stokes,
edited by Herbert Shapiro and David L. Sterling
|
Stone, Donald C. |
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County) |
- 1974 - Member, Graded Tax League of
Pennsylvania
|
Stone, Harry W. |
Oregon
(Portland) |
- 1868 - Born, 7 November (Mt. Pleasant, Iowa)
- 1909 - Serving as Treasurer, Oregon Single Tax League
- 1910-1914 - Active in Single Tax campaign
- 1939 - Died, 19 June (age 71)
|
Stone, Max |
... |
- 1960 - Letter to the editor:
Henry George News,
November
|
Stoner, John |
Wisconsin
(Beloit) |
|
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
|
Stoner, Nadine |
1981-1985 |
- 1982 - Attended annual Georgist Conference,
Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA, 16-19 July
- 1983 - Becomes member, Common Ground USA
- 1985 - Elected director, Common Ground USA
|
Stoner, Nadine |
1986-1990 |
- 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference,
Philadelphia, PA
|
Stoner, Nadine |
1991-1995 |
- 1992 - Elected President, Common Ground USA
- 1993 - Serving at editor/publisher of GroundSwell
- 1993 - Address,
"Farming in Wisconsin,"
Council of Georgist Organizations conference,
Los Angeles, CA, 22 July
- 1993 - Participated in panel,
"Implementing Land Value Taxation -- Obtaining a Legislative Study and/or
Pilot Project,"
at the Council of Georgist Organizations
conference, Los Angeles, CA, 24 July
- 1993 - Article,
"Who Told You?"
Groundswell, November-December
- 1994 - Letter lobby information kit
chairman, Common Ground, USA
- 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
- 1995 - Article,
"Provide Incentives for Urban Growth,"
Wisconsin State Journal, July 28
(reprinted in Groundswell, September-October)
|
Stoner, Nadine |
1996 |
- 1997 - Ended term as trustee, Henry George
Foundation of America; chose not to stand for re-election
|
Stoner, Nadine |
2005-2006 |
- 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
- 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
|
Stoner, Nadine |
2007-2008 |
- 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton,
Scranton, PA, July
- 2008 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Kansas City, Missouri
|
Stoner, Nadine |
2009-2010 |
- 2009 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Cleveland, Ohio
|
Stoner, Nadine |
2011-2013 |
- 2011 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Bloomington, Minnesota, 2-6 August
- 2012 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Camp Hill, PA; July
- 2012 - Article,
Public Officials and Land Value Taxation,
a panel discussion at the conference
of the Council of Georgist Organizations, Camp Hill (Harrisburg), Pennsylvania;
31 July,GroundSwell, November-December
|
Stoner, Nadine |
2014 |
- 2014 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Newport Beach, California; 7-11 July
|
Storey, Moorfield |
... |
- 1906 - Serving as President, Anti-Imperialist League
- 1906 - Address,
The Philippine Problem,
at the Seventh Annaul Meeting of the Anti-Imperialist League;
reprinted in The Public, 1 December
|
Stormer, Adam |
New York
(Jamestown) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Single Tax Club of Jamestown
|
Storrow, James |
Massachusetts (Boston) |
|
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
|
Strach, V. |
... |
- 1941 - Review of the book:
Men and Politics,
by Louis fischer, The Freeman, August
|
Strachan, George C.K. |
Ohio
(Youngstown) |
- 1893 - Became active in the Single Tax movement
- 1927 - Moved to San Diego, California
- 1951 - Died, 11 January (age 84)
|
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 to the editor:
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
- Attended Henry George Congress, Chicago, Illinois
- 1934 - Address,
"Worshiping False Gods,"
at Henry George Congress
- 1936 - Attended Henry George Foundation of
America Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio; 12-14 November
- 1938 - Undertook a lecture tour that included Fairhope, Alabama; Cincinnati; Louisville,
Jackson, Mississippi; New Orleans; and other cities. March-April
- 1938 - Attended Henry George Congress,
Toronto, Ontario; 7-9 September
- 1940 - Attended Henry George Congress, Washington, DC; 25-27 September
- 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
|
Strand, William |
... |
- 1942 - Led discussion on "Economic Geography," at the Henry George School,
New York, 9 September
|
Strang, Jeff |
... |
- 2017 - Letter to the editor:
"Economics Can Solve Econological Wars,"
Portland Tribune, 15 May; GroundSwell,
June-July
|
Strangland, E.M. |
California
(San Diego) |
- 1934 - Serving as Secretary, Henry George Society
|
Strans, Ralph I. |
... |
- 1956 - Article,
"A Majority of Americans Hold Liberal Trade Views,"
Henry George News, June
|
Strasma (Stratsma), 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 - Chapter ("Property Taxation in Chile") from the book:
Land and Building Taxes, TRED, Book 4
- 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
|
Straube, L.P. |
... |
- 1903 - Synopsis of a Report to the International Stereotypers and
Electro-Typers Union Convention,
Taxation in Relation to Wages,
held in Washington, D.C.; reprinted in
The Single Tax Review, Autumn
|
Strawn, George W. |
Oklahoma
(Wagoner) |
- 1890 - Converted to the Single Tax after reading one of Henry George's books
- 1915 - Endorsed the resolution of Senator Clarence Davis in favor of adopting
the Single Tax. Quote:
"Here's to the Single Tax. May it be submitted to the people. Its operation
will be good for every man who desires a home, be he tenant or
landlord."
|
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,"
delivered at the 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
|
Strong, Henry B. |
Ohio (Cleveland) |
- 1921 - Candidate for U.S. Senate, Single Tax Party
|
Strum, Maurice |
... |
- 1940 - Member, staff, The Freeman
|
Stuart, D. |
California
(Oakland) |
- 1890 - Active in single tax movement
|
Stuart, G.E. (Dr.) |
Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) |
- 19-- Appointed administrator of a $1,000 fund left in trust by his brother,
the income from which was to be devoted to Single Tax promotion
|
Stuart, James Watson |
Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) |
|
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 to the editor:
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."
|
Studer, A.G. (Dr.) |
Michigan
(Detroit) |
- 1937 - Attended Henry George Congress,
Detroit, Michigan; 14-16 October
|
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
|
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
- 1917 - Attended Single Tax Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress,
Philadelphia
- 1927 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York City, September
- 1929 - Residing in Chester, Pennsylvania
- 1929 - Sent to Rep. Ruth Owens a copy of
Henry George's book, Protection or Free Trade
- 1930 - Exchanged correspondence with leading
land tax proponents in the United Kingdom, including Edgar
Harper, advocating assessing rental rather than sales values
|
Sudell, Harold |
1931-1940 |
- 1932 - Became a member of the advisory
committee for the Henry George School, New York
- 1932 - Letter,
"Land Value Taxation is the Right Property Tax",
explaining the virtues of land value taxation,
Philadelphia Inquirer
- 1935 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York, NY
- 1935 - Drafted a land tax bill for Philadelphia
- 1938 - Attended Henry George birthday
celebration in Arden, Delaware
- 1939 - Address, on the Philadelphia Land Tax Bill,
delivered before the Current Events Forum,
Kensington, YWCA, 17 April
- 1939 - Letter to the editor:
restating the basic merits of the Single Tax,
Land and Freedom, November-December
- 1940 - Member, Henry George School advisory council
|
Sudell, Harold |
1941 on |
- 1941 - Elected trustee, Henry George School of Philadelphia
- 1942 - Article,
A Dream,
Land & Liberty, November
- 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday celebration, Arden, Delaware
- 1943 - Letter to the editor:
In Defense of the Single Tax,
sent to the editor of Farm
Journal in answer to criticisms of Henry George. Reprinted
in Henry George News, November
- 1944 - Letter to the editor:
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,"
delivered at the Henry George Foundation Congress,
Philadelphia, PA, 16 September
|
Sullivan, A.M. |
... |
- 1959 - Elected trustee, Robert Schalkenbach
Foundation
|
Sullivan, Dan |
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 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, New York, NY
- 1980 - Pamphlet,
Pittsburgh's Land Value Tax,
published
- 1982 - Attended annual Georgist Conference,
Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA, 16-19 July
- 1984 - Attended CGO conference, Pawling, NY
|
Sullivan, Dan |
1986-2000 |
- 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
- 1988 - Article,
"An Investment Proposal for Georgists,"
Georgist Journal, Summer
- 1999 - Article,
"Legislative Success in Pennsylvania,"
Georgist Journal, Winter
|
Sullivan, Dan |
2001 |
- 2001 - Essay,
"Common Rights vs. Collective Rights"
- 2001 - Presentation,
"Sabrer's Conceptual Mistakes re Assessment of Allegheny County,"
made at the Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2001 - Participated in panel on organizing,
Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 20 August
|
Sullivan, Dan |
2002 |
- 2002 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, London, Ontario, 21-25 July
|
Sullivan, Dan |
2003-2005 |
- 2003 - Participated in panel,
"Missed Opportunities: Great Economics but Terrible Politics,"
Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Bridgeport, CT, 19 July
- 2004 -
Photograph,
at the Henry George School, Philadelphia, September
- 2004 - Participated in panels: (1) A
Georgist Approach to Strategy; (2) Georgist Education: Goals and
Criteria -- Council of Georgist Organizations conference,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
|
Sullivan, Dan |
2006-2010 |
- 2006 - Participated in debate,
"Was Henry George Wrong About Free Trade?"
with Lindy Davies, at the
Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, 21 July
- 2006 - Address,
"The Myth of Corporate Efficiency,"
delivered at the Council of Georgist Organizations conference,
Evanston, IL, 22 July
- 2007 - Article,
"Pop Dread and Corn Pone Opinions,"
Georgist Journal, No.106, Winter
- 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
- 2009 - Parcipated in a panel discussion:
The Politics of Assessment,
with Francis Peddle, Ted Gwartney, Joshua Vincent and Steve Gardner, at the conference of
'the Council of Georgist Organizations, Kansas City, Missouri; 10 July.
GroundSwell, 2009
- 2009 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Cleveland, Ohio
- 2010 - Address,
"The Georgist Theory of (Zero) Interest,"
delivered at the Council of Georgist Organizations
conference, Albany, NY, 15 July
- 2010 - Moderated roundtable on networking
with diverse groups, Council of Georgist Organizations
conference, Albany, NY, 16 July
|
Sullivan, Dan |
2011-2013 |
- 2011 - Article,
"CGO 2011: 'The Henry George Theorem at Work'",
Georgist Journal, No.118, Summer
- 2011 - Participated in the Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Bloomington,
Minnesota; 2-6 August. Gave presentations, "Henry George's Predictions of Railroad
Expansion to California," 2 August; and, "Pittsburgh's Public Subsidies to the Pirates
and Steelers: Who Really Paid?" 3 August
- 2012 - Elected President, Council of Georgist Organizations; July
- 2012 - Attended the conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations,
Camp Hill, PA; July
- 2013 - Article,
"Sales Tax Destroys Commerce",
Georgist Journal, No.122, Spring
- 2013 - Article,
"Creating Honest, Debt-Free Money Locally",
Georgist Journal, No.123, Winter
|
Sullivan, Dan |
2014 on |
- 2014 - Attended the Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Newport Beach, California; 7-11 July.
Participated in the roundable on Alternatives to Existing
Monetary Systems
- 2015 - Participated in the joint conference of the International Union and
Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Southfield, Michigan; 4-8 August
- 2016 - Paper,
Southern Slavery, Northern Complicity,
presented at the conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations,
Orlando, Florida, 16 August. Reprinted in GroundSwell, July-August, pp. 2,13-15
- 2017 - Lead discussion of excerpts from Ralph Nader's video, "It's Easier Than You Think," at
the conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations, O'Fallon, Illinois, 30 July
- 2023 - Stepped down as President of the Council of Georgist Organizations, which
dissolved by vote of members
|
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
|
Sullivan, Louis |
Illinois
(Chicago) |
- 1890s - Active supporter of Henry George
|
Sullivan, Mark |
New York
(New York) |
- 197- - Graduated from the New School for Social Research
- 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
- 1982 - Attended International Union
conference, Utrecht, Holland
- 1982 - Attended annual Georgist Conference,
Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA, 16-19 July
- 1984 - Attended International Union conference, Cambridge, England
- 1984 - Review of the book:
Green Politics,
by Fritjof Capra and Charlene Spretnak, Georgist Journal, Summer
|
Sullivan, Mark |
1986-1990 |
- 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
|
Sullivan, Mark |
1991-1995 |
- 1991 - Elected Secretary of the Council of
Georgist Organizations
- 1992 - Left the Henry George School, NY to
join staff of Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
- 199- - Appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the American Journal
of Economics and Sociology
- 1994 - Elected Vice-President of the
Council of Georgist Organizations
- 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
|
Sullivan, Mark |
1996-2000 |
- 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
|
Sullivan, Mark |
2001-2005 |
- 2001 - Became Deputy Director of Robert
Schalkenbach Foundation
- 2001 - Article,
Halcyon Days,
Georgist Journal, Winter-Spring
- 2003 - Elected President of CGO
- 2003 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Bridgeport, CT, 16-20 July
- 2004 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 22-24 July
- 2005 - Stepped down as President, Council
of Georgist Organizations; attended CGO conference;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
|
Sullivan, Mark |
2006-2010 |
- 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, Mark |
2011 on |
- 2012 - Attended conference of the Council of
Georgist Organizations, Camp Hill, PA; July
- 2015 - Attended the joint conference of the International Union and Council
of Georgist Organizations; Southfield, Michigan; 4-8 August
|
Sullivan, Walter |
New York
(New York) |
- 1956 - Teacher, Henry George School
|
Sully, Elizabeth M.E. |
Colorado (Colorado Springs) |
- 1890s - Became an active supporter of the Single Tax
|
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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
- 1956 - Article,
"After the Students Have Gone Home,"
Henry George School Alumni Pages,
July-August
- 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)
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Sumner, Thomas (Mrs.) |
Illinois
(Maywood) |
- 1949 - Member, Henry George Woman's Club
|
Sumner, William Graham |
... |
- 1880 - Comment by Charles Albro Barker (Henry
George, 1955, p.332):
"Sumner wrote a demolition review of 'Progress and Poverty' and 'The
Irish Land Question' in Scribner's."
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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
|
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
|
Sutherland, George |
... |
- 1899 - Letter to the editor:
Tax Only Land,
New York Times, 1 February
|
Sutterfield, George |
New York |
- 1896 - Movement progress as reported to The Single Tax, September:
"The work of the Single Tax goes bravely on in this country. From all parts
of the United States the accounts point to steady progress. Great public interest,
even among our opponents, has been aroused by the tyrannical treaetment of the Single
Taxers of Delaware politicians, and many who had never given the mattermoer than a
passing thought are now asking themselves, 'What is the Single Tax for which men are
being sent to prison, and going gladly'. Nothing could have been conceived or better
calculated to help ourcause than the stupid action of the Dover,
Delaware authorities."
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Sutterfield, Waco |
Arkansas
(Mountain Home) |
- 2000 - Completed Henry George course with
Ben Russell; became director of CEI
|
Swago, Lloyd (Mrs.) |
Illinois
(Lincoln) |
- 1949 - Member, Henry George woman's Club of Chicago
|
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 the Institute
for Community Economics
- 1981 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, New
Hampshire
- 19-- - Founds E.F. Schumacher Society
- 1984 - Address,
on Community Land Trusts,
delviered at the CGO conference, Pawling, NY
- 1992 - Interviewed by Community Economics, Summer
|
Swann, Thomas Wallace |
Illinois |
- 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference,
Chicago, Illinois, November
- 1916 - Serving as Managing Editor, The
Freedman, Washington, DC
- 1916 - Letter to the editor:
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, Edith |
District of Columbia |
- 1936 - Serving as Secretary, Henry George
School extension
|
Swanton, Lucy A. |
District of Columbia |
- 1927 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York City, September
- 1933 - Died, July (this is the death of the wife of W.I. Swanton; it is
not verified that Lucy Swanton is this person)
|
Swanton, Walter F. |
Washingon, D.C.
New York
(Rochester) |
- 1919 - Born, Washington, DC
- 1947 - Earned masters degree, University of
Rochester
- 19-- - Elected trustee, Center for the
Study of Economics
- 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
|
Swanton, Walter I. |
Mass.
(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
- 1927 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York City, September
- 1933 - Graduated from MIT, engineering
- 1930s - Founded extension, Henry George School
- 1936 - Residing in Colorado
- 1936 - Attended the conference of the International Union, London,
England; 1-5 September
- 1940 - Attended Henry George Foundation of
America Congress, Washington, DC; 25-27 September
- 1940 - Retired from government service
- 1943 - Died, 22 June, Newton, Massachusetts
|
Swarte, Madeleine |
New York
(New York) |
- 1936 - Serving as Editor, The New
Standard
- 1937 - Serving as Editor, Henry George News Service
|
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
- 1930s - One of the original sponsors of the
Henry George School in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1939 - Died, 19 January (age 68)
- 1939 - Article, "A.E. Swearingen," The Freeman, March:
"Armstead Ernest Swearingen, chairman of the sponsoring committee of the Kansas City
Extension, suffered a fatal heart attack on January 19 while attending a meeting of
the American Legion post named for his son, Hewitt J. Swearingen."
|
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
|
Sweeny, Barbara Grosser |
... |
- 1940 - Attended Henry George Foundation of
American Congress, Washington, DC; 25-27 September
|
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
|
Swett, John |
California
(San Francisco) |
- 1878 - Participated with Henry George in study and
discussion group
- 1878 - Serving as principal of Girl's High School
|
Swinney, Edward B. |
New York
(Brooklyn) California
(Los Angeles) |
- 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 to the editor:
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 profit in the mere ownership of land."
- 1936 - Sent out 1500 letters to newspapers
and periodicals promoting the Single Tax
- 1939 - Died, 20 February (at Los Angeles, California)
- 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
|
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."
|
Swope, Romola |
Pennsylvania
(Johnstown) |
- 1937 - Visited Georgists in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, who provied the Argentines with "abundant
material for education...."
- 1938 - Visited Georgists in New South Wales,
Australia; left the U.S. on 10 January
|
Sykes, W.H. |
Kansas
(Leonardville) |
- 1918 - Letter to the editor:
Everyman, April,
regarding the death of Herman Kuehn
|
Symington-Brown, W. (Dr.) |
Massachusetts (Stoneham) |
- 1890 - Serving as President, Stoneham Single
Tax League
|
Sypher, J. Hale |
... |
- 1882 - Letter to U.S. President
Arthur written by Henry George regarding his treatment by British
authorities in Ireland, delivered by J. Hale Sypher
|
Szakos, Joe |
Kentucky |
- 1982 - Attended annual Georgist Conference,
Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA, 16-19 July
- 1984 - Member, Kentucky Fair Tax Coalition
- 1984 - Attended Council of Georgist
Organizations conference, Pawling, NY
|
Szmak, Geza C. |
New York
(New York) |
- 19-- - 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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