Jack Sheridan (1905–1967) was an American poet and soapbox orator particularly known for his participation in the Bughouse Square Debates, the Dil Pickle Club and the College of Complexes.[1]: 124 He was an activist in the Industrial Workers of the World.[1]: 124
Jack was attracted to hobohemia whilst still at school.[2] He soon became a regular attendee at the Dil Pickle Club.[2] In 1928 he went to Europe via New York City staying primarily in Paris.[2] In 1931 he returned to the USA, spending time in Lower Manhattan.[2] Here he acquired such nicknames as the "King of the Hobohemians" and the "Byron of the Soapboxes".[2]
He married his wife Ruth in 1944 and became active in a literary group called the Druids in Chicago's Near North Side.[2]