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Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 – December 19, 1968) was an American Presbyterian minister and political activist. He achieved fame as a socialist and pacifist , and was the Socialist Party of America 's candidate for president in six consecutive elections between 1928 and 1948 .
Norman Thomas (born Nov. 20, 1884, Marion, Ohio, U.S.—died Dec. 19, 1968, Huntington, N.Y.) was an American socialist, social reformer, and frequent candidate for political office.
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Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 – December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist and pacifist. He was an ordained minister who opposed U.S. involvement in both World War I and World War II (finally supporting the latter conflict only after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor).
May 21, 2018 · Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884 – 1968) was the leader of the Socialist movement in the United States for more than four decades. He ran unsuccessfully for U.S. President on the socialist ticket six times. He also wrote numerous books, articles, and pamphlets touting the benefits of socialism and criticizing American capitalist society.
Norman Thomas, six-time Socialist party candidate for President, died in his sleep yesterday at the Hilaire Farm Nursing Home in Huntington, L. I., where he had been a patient for the...
Apr 17, 2014 · Norman Mattoon Thomas (1885–1968), leader of the U.S. Socialist Party and six-time presidential candidate, was the only national political figure to take a public position against Executive Order 9066 .
Thomas, Norman Mattoon. November 20, 1884 to December 19, 1968. When Norman Thomas died in 1968, the New York Times called him “the nation’s conscience for social justice and social reform” (Whitman, “Norman Thomas”).
