James Graham Phelps Stokes
Deceased Person
1872 – 1960
Who was James Graham Phelps Stokes?
James Graham Phelps Stokes, known to his friends as "Graham," was an American millionaire socialist writer, political activist, and philanthropist. He is best remembered as a founding member and key figure in the Intercollegiate Socialist Society and as the husband of Rose Pastor Stokes, a radical union organizer and activist in the Communist Party of America. Graham Phelps Stokes split with the Socialist Party of America over the question of American participation in World War I, objecting to the party's staunchly antimilitarist stance. He separated from his wife and left radical politics during this period.
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- Born
- 1872
- Education
- Yale University
- Columbia University
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- 1960
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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