Adolph Lessig

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Lessig circa 1913

Adolph Lessig (March 1869 – August 12, 1935) was the business agent of the Industrial Workers of the World.[1]

Biography

He was born in March 1869 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He participated in the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913 with Bill Haywood. He died of a heart attack on August 12, 1935 at his stationery store in Paterson, New Jersey.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Adolph Lessig. I.W.W. Leader in the 1913 Silk Strike at Paterson Was 63". The New York Times. August 13, 1935. Lessig, for years a standing leader among silk workers here, died yesterday after a heart attack ... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)


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