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  Laidler, Harry W.
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NameHarry W. Laidler
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Born February 18, 1884
Died July 14, 1970 (86 years)
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InfoAmerican economist and Socialist leader, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1907, Brooklyn Law School, 1910, Ph.D. Columbia, 1914. A founder (1905) and secretary (1910-21) of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, he was also executive director (1921-57) of its successor organization, the League for Industrial Democracy. From 1920 a director of the National Bureau of Economic Research, he served twice as president (1930-32, 1948-49). Laidler was the Socialist candidate for numerous public offices and served (1940-41) on the New York City council. His writings include Boycotts and the Labor Struggle (1914), A History of Socialist Thought (1927), Concentration of Control in American Industry (1931), Social-Economic Movements (1944), and The History of Socialism (1968).

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  11/04/1941 New York City Council - Brooklyn At-Large Lost 2.80% (-5.44%)
  11/07/1939 New York City Council - Brooklyn At-Large Won 6.11% (-2.73%)
  11/08/1938 NY US Senate Special Lost 0.60% (-53.01%)
  11/02/1937 New York City Council - Brooklyn At-Large Lost 3.88% (-5.62%)
  11/03/1936 NY Governor Lost 1.73% (-51.72%)
  11/06/1934 New York City Controller Special Lost 4.40% (-42.70%)
  11/07/1933 New York City Controller Lost 3.11% (-34.16%)
  11/08/1932 NY District 6 Lost 10.95% (-46.03%)
  11/04/1930 Brooklyn Borough President Special Lost 9.68% (-54.19%)
  11/06/1928 NY State Senate 06 Lost 2.70% (-54.50%)
  11/02/1926 Brooklyn Borough President Special Lost 5.18% (-57.44%)
  11/06/1923 NY Assembly - Kings 17 Lost 5.00% (-44.18%)
  11/02/1920 NY- District 3 Lost 14.13% (-30.42%)
  03/05/1918 NY District 8 - Special Election Lost 8.43% (-48.05%)
  11/02/1915 NY Assembly - Kings 17 Lost 3.11% (-53.20%)
  11/03/1914 NY Assembly - Kings 17 Lost 2.92% (-51.69%)
  11/04/1913 NY Assembly - Kings 17 Lost 2.54% (-45.40%)
  11/05/1912 NY Assembly - Kings 17 Lost 1.94% (-34.48%)
  11/08/1910 NY Assembly - Kings 17 Lost 1.67% (-55.29%)
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