Spargo, John (1876-1966)

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Jane Addams to John Spargo, December 19, 1910

Jane Addams to John Spargo, June 3, 1924

Announcement of Congress on Reduction of Armaments, April 1921

Auguste Zimmerman Kirchhoff to Jane Addams, June 13, 1924

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Birth Date

1876-01-31

Death Date

1966-08-17

Birthplace

Cornwall, England

Biographical Text

John Spargo was a curator, historian, political adviser, and biographer. He moved to New York City from England in 1901 and spent time with some of the city's most famous socialist circles. Later in his life, he became the director of the Bennington Museum in Bennington, Vermont. Spargo is most well known for his support of socialist politics before and during World War I. Later in his life, he grew more conservative. Spargo died in 1966.

John Spargo married Prudence Edwards in January 1900. The couple had one son together.

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Dzuback, Emily

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Rightsholder being researched

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Male

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1910

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Bennington Museum

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“Spargo, John (1876-1966),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2950.