Samuel Herman Friedman (February 20, 1897 – March 17, 1990) was an American journalist and a longtime

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activist. He twice ran unsuccessfully for

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on the

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ticket. Friedman was born in February 1897 in

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, Colorado. In the

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, the Socialist National Party Congress nominated Friedman to run alongside its presidential candidate,

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. They won 20,203 votes in 1952 and received 2,044 votes in

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. Friedman frequently ran in New York for state senator, lieutenant governor,

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controller and City Council president. Friedman never won. He earned his living as a journalist and public relations agent. Friedman was also an early member of and longtime visitor to the

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. Friedman died in March 1990 in New York City from

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. He was 93.

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"Samuel H. Friedman, 93, Editor And Ex-Socialist Party Candidate" ''New York Times'' March 19, 1990
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Samuel H. 1897 births 1990 deaths 1952 United States vice-presidential candidates 1956 United States vice-presidential candidates American male journalists Trade unionists from New York (state) Journalists from New York City Socialist Party of America politicians from New York (state) Socialist Party of America vice presidential nominees Deaths from pneumonia in New York City