James Graham Phelps Stokes

James Graham Phelps Stokes
BornMarch 18, 1872
DiedApril 8, 1960(1960-04-08) (aged 88)
EducationColumbia University Yale University
Occupationrailroad president
EmployerNevada Central Railroad
OrganizationIntercollegiate Socialist Society
Known for"Millionaire Socialist"
SpouseRose 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]

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