Eugene V. Debs
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Eugene V. Debs Net Worth

Eugene V. Debs was an influential American socialist union leader born on November 5, 1855 in Indiana. He was a key figure in the founding of the Industrial Workers of the World, the first industrial union in the U.S., in 1905, and the American Railway Union. His work helped to shape the labor movement in the United States.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 5, 1855
Birth Place Indiana
Age 164 YEARS OLD
Died On Oct 20, 1926 (age 70)
Birth Sign Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $1 Million (2024)

About

Socialist union leader who helped found the Industrial Workers of the World, an organization that started the first industrial unions in the U.S, in 1905. He also played an important role in the founding of the American Railway Union.

Before Fame

He dropped out of high school at age 14 before taking a job in the Vandalia railroad car shops, as a Painter and a car cleaner.

Trivia

He ran for President of the United States in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920 as a Socialist Party candidate.

Family Life

He lived with his wife Kate Metzel.

Associated With

He encouraged Haywood, a fellow person in the Socialist Party, to run against Theodore Roosevelt.

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