Hugo Dewar [SEP] date of birth
Hugo Dewar
Hugo Dewar (9 August 1908 – June 1980) was a Trotskyist activist influential in founding many of the early British Trotskyist groups.
Dewar was born in Leyton in London in 1908. He joined the Independent Labour Party in 1928, and in 1930 co-founded the Marxian League. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1931, but was expelled the following year. He was one of the founders in 1932 of the Communist League, and remained active in International Left Opposition groups until he was
He was also interested in the formation of the Catlins Historical Society and wrote giving recollections of visits to Cathedral Caves and Waipati Beach.
Dewar died in Waimate where he spent his retirement years on 8 December 1969. He was 78 years old; however, library catalogues give his birth date as 1895.
A number of obituaries for Dewar appeared after his death in the "Clutha Leader", "Waimate Daily Advertiser", "Timaru Herald and Christchurch Star".
These obituaries give his birth date as 1891.