James Graham Phelps Stokes | |
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Born | March 18, 1872 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | April 8, 1960 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 88)
Education | Columbia University Yale University |
Occupation | railroad president |
Employer | Nevada Central Railroad |
Organization | Intercollegiate Socialist Society |
Known for | "Millionaire Socialist" |
Spouse | Rose Pastor Stokes |
James Graham Phelps Stokes, known as Graham Stokes (March 18, 1872 – April 8, 1960) was an American socialist, railroad president, political activist, and philanthropist.[1] He was president of the Nevada Central Railroad for forty years.[1]
He is best remembered as a founding member and key figure in the Intercollegiate Socialist Society and as the husband of Rose Pastor Stokes, a radical union organizer, birth control advocate and activist in the Communist Party of America.[1]