Darlington Hoopes
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Darlington Hoopes (September 11, 1896 — September 29, 1989) was a third-party candidate for President of the United States in the 1952 (in which he won 20,065 votes) and 1956 presidential elections, representing the Socialist Party of America. Both years, his running mate was Samuel H. Friedman.
He had previously been their vice presidential candidate in 1944, as the running mate of Norman Thomas.
Hoopes had also been a Chairman of the party, and a Socialist member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
[edit] Further reading
- J. Paul Henderson, Darlington Hoopes: The Political Biography of an American Socialist (2005) ISBN 1-84622-000-9
- Darlington Hoopes on Social Justice (on The History Channel)
- "It's a Free Country", Time Magazine, 1952-09-01. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
| Preceded by Norman Thomas |
Socialist Party of America Presidential candidate 1952 (lost), 1956 (lost) |
Succeeded by — |
| Preceded by Maynard C. Krueger |
Socialist Party of America Vice Presidential candidate 1944 (lost) |
Succeeded by Tucker P. Smith |
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