Ben Davidson | |
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Born | 1901 |
Died | December 1991 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | David Benjamin (CPUSA) |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation(s) | politician, educator |
Years active | 1925–1977 |
Employer | Liberal Party of New York (1944–1977) |
Political party | Liberal Party of New York, Communist Party (Opposition) |
Spouse | Eve Chambers Davidson |
Children | 2 |
Ben Davidson (1901–1991) was an American politician who co-founded the Liberal Party of New York State with fellow teacher unionist George Counts, David Dubinsky of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Alex Rose of the Cloth Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers, and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.[1]