Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Eugene V. Debs: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Facts

Also Known As Eugene Victor Debs
Born November 5, 1855 • Terre Haute • Indiana
Died October 20, 1926 (aged 70) • Elmhurst • Illinois
Founder Socialist Party of America
Political Affiliation Socialist Party of America
Role In Pullman Strike • United States presidential election of 1900 • United States presidential election of 1904 • United States presidential election of 1908 • United States presidential election of 1912 • United States presidential election of 1920 • In re Debs

Photos and Videos

Eugene V. Debs
Debs, Eugene V.
Socialist Party: Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford
Collapsible paper drinking cup from Eugene Debs's 1912 presidential campaign, featuring portraits of Debs and Emil Seidel, a red flag, and printed instructions on its carrying case.
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1900 presidential election by state. States won by McKinley (Republican) are colored red, while states won by Bryan (Democratic) are colored blue. Electoral vote counts are marked on each state, with McKinley receiving 292 electoral votes and Bryan 155. An American flag is faintly visible in the background.
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1904 presidential election by state. States won by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) are shaded in red, covering most of the country, while states won by Alton B. Parker (Democratic) are shaded in blue, primarily in the South. Electoral vote counts are indicated for each state, and a note shows Maryland split its electoral votes.
Map of the 1908 United States presidential election results by state, with states colored red for Taft (Republican) and blue for Bryan (Democratic). The map shows Taft winning most northern and western states, while Bryan wins the South. Each state displays its electoral vote count, and a note indicates Maryland split its electoral votes. A legend at the bottom identifies the candidates and their total electoral votes.
Thematic map of the United States showing the results of the 1912 presidential election by state. States won by Wilson (Democratic) are shaded blue, those won by Roosevelt (Progressive) are green, and those won by Taft (Republican) are red. Electoral vote counts are displayed within each state, with California split between Roosevelt and Wilson.
Map of the United States showing the 1920 presidential election results by state, with states won by Harding (Republican) shaded in red and those won by Cox (Democratic) in blue. Most states across the country are red, indicating a Republican victory, while Democratic states are concentrated in the South. Electoral vote counts are labeled within each state.
The Pullman Strike and the power of the labor movement
See All Videos and Images →
Oil portrait of Theodore Roosevelt by John Singer Sargent showing Roosevelt standing with one hand on a wooden pedestal and the other on his hip, dressed in a dark suit.
Theodore Roosevelt
president of United States
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
president of United States
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
American politician
Thomas, Norman
Norman Thomas
American politician
Charles Fairbanks
Charles Warren Fairbanks
vice president of United States
Hiram Johnson, c. 1912
Hiram Johnson
American politician
Franklin D. Roosevelt smiling and leaning on a surface, holding a cigarette in a holder, wearing a suit and glasses, photographed in 1937.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of United States
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
president of United States
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
president of United States
Robert M. La Follette
Robert M. La Follette
United States senator
William McKinley
William McKinley
president of United States
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
president of United States
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
president of United States
Hearst, William Randolph
William Randolph Hearst
American businessman
Mother Jones
Mother Jones
American labor leader
Wood, Leonard
Leonard Wood
United States general
Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
vice president of United States
article on Joe Hill's funeral
Joe Hill
American songwriter and labor organizer
A. Mitchell Palmer
A. Mitchell Palmer
American lawyer and politician
Hillquit, Morris
Morris Hillquit
American socialist

Related Quizzes

A 1912 poster shows Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and William Howard Taft, all working at desks, superimposed on a map of the United States. The three were candidates in the 1912 election.
U.S. Presidential Elections Quiz