Tom Burpee

Henry Thomas Burpee (1885–1972)[1] was elected the first leader of the Communist Party of Canada in May 1921. He was succeeded in December 1921 by William Moriarty.[2] As he preferred to take care of less public and more administrative work, he organized a school where immigrants can learn English.[3] He remained active with the party for the rest of his life and was one of three founding members present at the party's fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1971.[1]

  1. ^ a b Conn Hughes, Barry (January 22, 1972). "Arise, Ye Prisoners of Starvation". Cargary Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Comeau, Robert; Dionne, Bernard (1989). Le droit de se taire: Histoire des communistes au Québec, de la Première Guerre mondiale à la Révolution tranquille. ISBN 9782890053618.
  3. ^ Easterbrook, Ian (1995). ""A very good barn in Guelph": Founding of the Communist Party of Canada in 1921" (PDF). In Wellington County History, Fergus, Ontario, Vol. 8, P. 30. ISSN 1186-6195. Retrieved May 17, 2020.