Joseph A. Weil | |
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 Weilc. 1942 | |
| Born | Joseph Aaron Weil (1871-08-20)August 20, 1871 |
| Died | May 15, 1952(1952-05-15) (aged 80) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Socialist Labor(1895–1899) Social Democratic(1899–1901) Socialist(1901–1936) American Labor(1936–1944) Liberal(1944–1952) |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta (died) Sidonia |
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Joseph Aaron Weil (August 20, 1871 – May 15, 1952) was a Hungarian-born[1] Jewish-American newspaperman and politician. He designed the "arm and torch" emblem of theSocial Democratic Party of America, which would later be used by theSocialist Party of New York.[2]
Weil was a frequent candidate for public office, running no less than two dozen times over the course of his career.[3] The closest he came to victory was in 1917, when he ran forState Assembly in the 19thKings County district; initial returns showed a tie withDemocrat Benjamin Klingman,[4] but the final results including theoverseas ballots of soldiers gave Klingman a winning margin of less than 100 votes out of over 7,000 cast.[5]
Outside of electoral politics, Weil was a co-founder of theNew York Call,[2] and later worked in the advertising department ofThe Jewish Daily Forward. He died at his home inBrooklyn, New York on May 15, 1952.[6]
His daughter wasGertrude W. Klein, a Socialist politician in her own right, who was elected to theNew York City Council in 1941 on theAmerican Labor Party ticket.
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