Tom Burpee

Tom Burpee (1885 - 1972)^[1] was elected the first leader of the Communist Party of Canada in May 1921. He was succeeded in December 1921 by William Moriarty.^[2] As he preferred to take care of less public and more administrative work, he organized a school where immigrants can learn English.^[3] He remained active with the party for the rest of his life and was one of three founding members present at the party's fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1971.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Conn Hughes, Barry (January 22, 1972). "Arise, Ye Prisoners of Starvation". Cargary Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
^ Comeau, Robert; Dionne, Bernard (1989). Le droit de se taire: Histoire des communistes au Québec, de la Première Guerre mondiale à la Révolution tranquille. ISBN 9782890053618.
^ Easterbrook, Ian (1995). ""A very good barn in Guelph": Founding of the Communist Party of Canada in 1921" (PDF). In Wellington County History, Fergus, Ontario, Vol. 8, p. 30. ISSN 1186-6195. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

[herald-1] Conn Hughes, Barry (January 22, 1972). "Arise, Ye Prisoners of Starvation". Cargary Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

[2] Comeau, Robert; Dionne, Bernard (1989). Le droit de se taire: Histoire des communistes au Québec, de la Première Guerre mondiale à la Révolution tranquille. ISBN 9782890053618.

[3] Easterbrook, Ian (1995). ""A very good barn in Guelph": Founding of the Communist Party of Canada in 1921" (PDF). In Wellington County History, Fergus, Ontario, Vol. 8, p. 30. ISSN 1186-6195. Retrieved May 17, 2020.

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