August Gillhaus (June 10, 1867 - May 4, 1932) was an American

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from

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who was the Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. President in 1908 and for

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in 1912 and 1920.

Personal life

In 1902, Gillhaus was among the delegates elected from

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to the state Socialist Labor convention in Utica. In August 1905, he was elected general treasurer of the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance of the United States and Canada, and a delegate to the forthcoming convention in Chicago which would give rise to the

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(IWW or "Wobblies"). Gillhaus was an active participant in what would come to be known as the first convention of the IWW, voted for the STLA to affiliate with the new organization, and was installed as a member thereof.

Political races

In the November 1905 New York City election, Gillhaus was the Socialist Labor nominee for

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. In 1908, Gillhaus was substituted for the original Socialist Labor nominee, Morris R. "Morrie" Preston, a

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who was arrested on murder charges during a citywide strike in Goldfield, Nevada, in 1907. Gillhaus and his

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Donald L. Munro, of

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, received 14,029 votes. In

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, as the VP candidate on the ticket with Arthur E. Reimer, Gillhaus got 29,213 votes. In

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, he ran for

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. In

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, he ran for U.S. Senator from New York. In

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he ran for

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. In

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, he was the Socialist Labor Party VP candidate on the ticket with

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. In

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, he ran for

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Death

Gillhaus died "suddenly" May 4, 1932, survived by his wife Marie, his mother Mary, six siblings and two children."Obituary"
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'' May 6, 1932; p. 52, col. 6

References

Findagrave.com site for Morrie Preston: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108857952/morris-rockwood-preston Information regarding the Morrie Preston case: http://epubs.nsla.nv.gov/statepubs/epubs/210777-1984-2Summer.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillhaus, August 1867 births 1932 deaths 20th-century American engineers American socialists Candidates in the 1908 United States presidential election 1912 United States vice-presidential candidates 1920 United States vice-presidential candidates Socialist Labor Party of America presidential nominees Socialist Labor Party of America vice presidential nominees Socialist Labor Party of America politicians from New York (state) People from Goldfield, Nevada Engineers from New York City Politicians from the Bronx