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Jack Fitzgerald

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37: 262:—as the exponent of the policy of their party. He invariably knew more about the programme and published material of his opponents' party than did his actual adversary. To get to grips, not with a brilliant speech but with the written word, was his method, the apt quotation to clinch an argument. If challenged, he would dive into his trunk of books to produce the evidence. His audience loved it. 242:…fearless in debate, he was so confident in his own party case that he would take on anyone, be they small fry or big cheese. His style as debater was to treat his opponent, from whatever party— 161:. He was an SPGB Executive Committee member continuously from 1905 until his death in 1929 and was also on the Editorial Committee for most of that time. He was also secretary of 413: 226:. This was chiefly as a result of his unauthorised economics classes, which were continued under SPGB auspices. He was a member of the Provisional Committee of May 1904. 714: 596: 719: 446: 749: 682: 406: 206: 267: 71: 456: 436: 147:. "Fitz", as he was known, was a very well known indoor and outdoor speaker for the SPGB – two of his debates were issued as pamphlets: 399: 189: 634: 355: 349: 259: 223: 196:
from around the turn of the century, being a public speaker and a delegate to SDF Conferences in 1901 (Central branch) and 1902 (
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Fitzgerald was an Irishman who had settled in London, and had joined the socialist movement after becoming a
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Fitzgerald died of kidney disease on 16 April 1929 in
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he was expelled by the SDF at its 1904 Conference at
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He was an active trade unionist ( 72:St Peter's Hospital, Covent Garden 14: 232:described Fitzgerald in his book 750:British political party founders 635:Socialist Party of North America 356:Socialist Party of Great Britain 350:Socialist Party of Great Britain 224:Socialist Party of Great Britain 210:, where one of his students was 130:Socialist Party of Great Britain 103:Socialist Party of Great Britain 18:John Fitzgerald (disambiguation) 641:Bund Demokratischer Sozialisten 630:World Socialist Party of Canada 615:Libertarian Communism (journal) 479:World Socialist Party (Ireland) 388:at the Marxist Internet Archive 573:World Socialist Review (WSPUS) 452:World Socialist Party of India 190:Operative Bricklayers' Society 1: 576:World Socialist Journal (WSM) 442:The Socialist Party of Canada 358:1926–1931 membership register 352:1904–1913 membership register 125: 50: 673:Social Democratic Federation 666:(adopted principles of SPGB) 664:Proletarian Party of America 474:Socialist Party of Australia 194:Social Democratic Federation 98:Social Democratic Federation 605:Socialist Propaganda League 153:Socialism and Tariff Reform 766: 678:Socialist Party of America 610:Social Science Association 165:branch from 1905 to 1906. 15: 658:Socialist Party of Canada 466:Defunct companion parties 34: 625:Socialist Studies (1989) 423:World Socialist Movement 114:World Socialist Movement 688:Winnipeg general strike 588:Socialist Comment (SPA) 585:Socialist Review (SPNZ) 68:16 April 1929 (aged 57) 264: 182:LCC School of Building 552:Official publications 341:Obituary in May 1929 240: 582:Socialist View (SPI) 579:Forum Journal (SPGB) 299:Lawrence and Wishart 725:British bricklayers 268:St Peter's Hospital 559:Socialist Standard 344:Socialist Standard 168:By trade he was a 158:Socialist Standard 702: 701: 620:Spanner (journal) 565:Western Socialist 500:Thomas A. 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John Fitzgerald (disambiguation)

St Peter's Hospital, Covent Garden
London
Bricklayer
Social Democratic Federation
Socialist Party of Great Britain
World Socialist Movement
Socialist Party of Great Britain
secularist
Charles Bradlaugh
Henry Hyndman
Socialist Standard
Clerkenwell
bricklayer
George Hicks
F. K. Cadman
LCC School of Building
Brixton
Operative Bricklayers' Society
Social Democratic Federation
Burnbank
Marx
Capital
Thomas A. Jackson
Horace Hawkins
Burnley
Socialist Party of Great Britain
Harry Wicks
Keeping My Head

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