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Daniel De Leon | |
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| Born | December 14, 1852 Curaçao |
| Died | May 11, 1914 New York City, New York, United States |
| Political orientation | Syndicalism De Leonism |
| Political party | Socialist Labor Party |
Daniel De Leon (December 14, 1852 – May 11, 1914) was a Statesian socialist who served as the leader of the Socialist Labor Party from 1891 until his death. He preferred a society governed by trade unions instead of the dictatorship of the proletariat and believed in reformism instead of revolution. He correctly criticized the AFL for being class-collaborationist and called for creating new unions instead of radicalizing existing ones.[1]