Samuel H. Friedman
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Samuel H. Friedman was a journalist
and a longtime labor union activist. He twice ran unsuccessfully for Vice President of the United States
on the Socialist Party of America
ticket. In the 1952
, the Socialist National Party Congress nominated Friedman to run along side its presidential candidate, Darlington Hoopes
. They won 20,203 votes in 1952 and received 2,044 votes in 1956
. Friedman frequently ran in New York for state senator, lieutenant governor, New York City
controller and City Council president. Friedman never won. He earned his living as a journalist and public relations agent. He was also an early member of and longtime visitor to the Three Arrows Cooperative Society
.
On March 17, 1990, Friedman died in New York City from pneumonia
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and a longtime labor union activist. He twice ran unsuccessfully for Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
on the Socialist Party of America
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization...
ticket. In the 1952
United States presidential election, 1952
The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional...
, the Socialist National Party Congress nominated Friedman to run along side its presidential candidate, Darlington Hoopes
Darlington Hoopes
Darlington Hoopes was the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States in the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections.-Early years:...
. They won 20,203 votes in 1952 and received 2,044 votes in 1956
United States presidential election, 1956
The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier.Incumbent President Eisenhower...
. Friedman frequently ran in New York for state senator, lieutenant governor, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
controller and City Council president. Friedman never won. He earned his living as a journalist and public relations agent. He was also an early member of and longtime visitor to the Three Arrows Cooperative Society
Three Arrows Cooperative Society
Three Arrows Cooperative Society is a cooperative summer colony located in Putnam Valley, NY. It was founded in 1936 by members of the Young People's Socialist League, from whence its name and emblem derive. The Society owns 125 acres of land which comprise 75 individual home sites as well as...
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On March 17, 1990, Friedman died in New York City from pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
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