Adolph Lessig

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

Lessig circa 1913

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]

gollark: I do not believe that any potatoes are members of the TTA.
gollark: I did declare war, but only on potatoes.
gollark: I never actually agreed to that, so...
gollark: `nagoL2015: Me and gollark announce war on cloud`
gollark: Er, hold on, let me find some logs.

References
  1. "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 ...


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