Charles Longuet

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Charles Longuet (1839-1903) was a journalist and prominent figure in the French working-class movement as well as a Proudhonist member of the General Council of the First International or International Working Men's Association (1866-67, 1871-72). He served as Corresponding Secretary for Belgium (1866) [1], delegate to the Lausanne[2] (1867), Brussels (1868), the London Conference (1871) and the (1872).[3]

Longuet was participated in the Paris Commune of 1871. He moved to England as a refugee after the defeat of the Commune. Longuet married Karl Marx's first daughter, Jenny on 2 October 1872 in London in a civil ceremony. Together, they had six children, the first five of whom where boys (including Jean Longuet), the last a daughter.[4] He was one of the speakers at Marx's funeral[5].

He was also the editor of the publication Journal Officiel.[6]

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  1. ^ Belgian section International Working Men's Association Collection
  2. ^ History of The First International by G. M. Stekloff
  3. ^ http://www.marx.org/archive/steklov/history-first-international/ch14.htm Hague
  4. ^ Francis Wheen. 1999. Karl Marx: A Life. London: WW Norton & Company. pp.350, 379.
  5. ^ A Darwinian Gentleman at Marx's Funeral - E. Ray Lankester | Natural History | Find Articles at BNET.com
  6. ^ Francis Wheen. 1999. Karl Marx: A Life. London: WW Norton & Company. p326.
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