J. Henry Stump

J(ohn) Henry Stump (June 4, 1880 – May 15, 1949) was an American Socialist politician and mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania 1927–1931, 1935–1939 and 1943–1947.

External links

• J. Henry Stump: Reading's Most Memorable Mayor. By Edwin B. Yeich. Published by The Historical Society of Berks County. Article originally appeared in the Summer 1958 issue of the Historical Review of Berks County.
• In Milwaukee. Time Magazine. Monday, Jan. 23, 1928

Further reading

• Hendrickson, Jr. Kenneth E. The Socialist Administration in Reading, Pennsylvania, Part I, 1927-1931. Pennsylvania History. October, 1972. Link to article
• Hendrickson, Jr. Kenneth E. Triumph and Disaster: The Reading Socialists in Power and Decline, Part II, 1932-1939. Pennsylvania History. October, 1973. Link to article