Socialist League

Kavanagh, Mat, 1876-1954

Battlescarred — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:39:13 +0000

“For the young anarchists of the 30s, of whom I was one, and right until the 50s, Mat was our link with the traditional working class Anarchism of the past and our mentor as no other” - Albert Meltzer

Wess, Woolf, 1861-1946

Battlescarred — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:17:00 +0000

“He was the most modest of men” - Rudolf Rocker
Woolf Wess was born to a Jewish family in Vilkomar (or Ukmerge) near Kovno in Lithuania in 1861.

He was the son of a Hasidic master baker and at age of 12 was apprenticed to a shoemaker.

Dave, Victor, 1845-1922

Ed — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:41:39 +0000

Victor Dave
Born Jambes, Belguim 1845. Died Paris, France 1922

Victor Dave was born in Jambes, near Namur in Belgium on February 25th, 1845. Son of a senior judge (President of the Cour des Comptes Belge) he completed his higher education at the Faculty of Letters in Liège and the Free University in Brussels.

Brocher, Gustave, 1850-1931

Ed — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:45:26 +0000

Gustave Brocher 1850-1931 a.k.a Rehcorb
Born Delle, France 1850. Died France 1930

Barker, Ambrose, 1859-1953

Ed — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:33:52 +0000

Ambrose Barker
Born 1859 Northampton, England. Died 1953 East London, England

Bell, Tom, 1867-1942

Steven. — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:23:34 +0000

Thomas Hastie Bell was born in Edinburgh in 1867. He should not be confused with another Tom Bell, fellow Scot , Red Clydesider and one of the founders of the Communist Party.

Tochatti, James, 1852-1928

Steven. — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:01:37 +0000

James Tochatti, whose real name was Moncure Douglas, was born in 1852 in Ballater, Scotland. Originally destined for a career in the kirk, Tochatti eventually became a merchant tailor. He was very active in the National Secular Society from the 1870s.

Lane, Joseph, 1851-1920

Steven. — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:32:18 +0000

Joseph Lane
Born 2 April 1851 – UK, died 3 September 1920 - UK

An Anti-Statist Communist Manifesto, which was first published in 1887, was the most important writing by Joseph Lane, who was one of the little-known founders of the libertarian socialist movement in Britain.

Mainwaring, Sam, 1841-1907

Steven. — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:10:54 +0000

Sam Mainwaring 1841-1907
Born 14 December 1841 – Wales, UK, died 29 September 1907 - UK

Biography of Sam Mainwaring, 1841-1907

Steven. — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:54:19 +0000

A brief biography of Welsh engineer and anarchist orator Sam Mainwaring.