Haskell, Burnette G., 1857-1907

Burnette Gregor Haskell was born in Downieville, California, June 11, 1857. A printer and attorney, in 1882 he abandoned the Republican Party, embraced socialism, and began publishing the International Workingmen's Association journal Truth. He organized (1882) the Socialist Labor Party in San Francisco, and on the Pacific coast, the Knights of Labor, as well as the Sailors' Union (1885), Musicians', and other unions. Haskell married Anna Fader about 1883. A founder of the short-lived Marxist Kaweah Colony in California (1885), he died in San Francisco November 16, 1907.

From the description of Burnette G. Haskell letter : 6 Tiffany, San Francisco, California, to Hon. E. E. Schmitz, 1906 April 10. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat record id: 441960264

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