Eugene Dennis

Eugene Dennis
Dennis in 1948 mugshot
Chairman of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA
In office
1957 – 31 January 1961
Preceded byWilliam Z. Foster
Succeeded byElizabeth Gurley Flynn
General Secretary of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA
In office
1945–1959
Preceded byEarl Browder
Succeeded byGus Hall
Personal details
Born
Francis Xavier Waldron

(1905-08-10)August 10, 1905
Seattle, Washington, United States
DiedJanuary 31, 1961(1961-01-31) (aged 55)
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, United States
Political partyCommunist Party USA
SpousePeggy Dennis (née Regina Karasick)
ChildrenEugene Jr.
ResidenceNew York
OccupationLumberjack, teamster, electrician, politician

Francis Xavier Waldron (August 10, 1905 – January 31, 1961), best known by the pseudonym Eugene Dennis and Tim Ryan,[1] was an American communist politician and union organizer, best remembered as the long-time leader of the Communist Party USA and as named party in Dennis v. United States, a famous McCarthy Era Supreme Court case.

  1. ^ Bogle, Lori Lyn (2001). The Cold War: Cold War espionage and spying. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780815332411.