General Secretary C. E. Ruthenberg | |
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 Ruthenberg in 1924 | |
| Born | July 9, 1882 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | March 2, 1927 Chicago, Illinois |
| Cause of death | Apendicitis |
Charles Emil Ruthenberg was a Statesian Marxist and the founder of the Communist Party USA. He spent several years in prison and served as General Secretary of the party from 1919 to his death in 1927.
Political career
Ruthenberg joined the Socialist Party of America in 1909 and was an influential socialist in Ohio. At the party convention in 1912, he opposed a pacifist and anti-revolutionary amendment to the party constitution. He was also involved in the 1917 party convention in St. Louis.[1]
Death
In 1927, Ruthenberg died of apendicitis at the age of 45.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Z. Foster (1952). History of the Communist Party of the United States: 'Building the Party of the New Type (1919-1929)'.