William Bross Lloyd [SEP] date of death
William Bross Lloyd
William Bross Lloyd (February 24, 1875 – June 30, 1946) was an American attorney and political activist. The oldest son of the muckraking journalist Henry Demarest Lloyd and Jessie Bross, daughter of "Chicago Tribune" founder William Bross, William Bross Lloyd is best remembered as a founding member and financial angel of the fledgling Communist Labor Party of America, forerunner of the Communist Party USA.
Biography.
Biography Early years.
William Bross Lloyd, Sr. was born February 24, 1875 in
" In subsequent years he was supportive of the aims of the Socialist Party of America, although he was never an active member of the organization.
Biography Death and legacy.
Henry Demarest Lloyd, remembered by a contemporary as the "pioneer and leader" of the trust-busting progressive movement, died on September 28, 1903. He was survived by a son, William Bross Lloyd, who would emerge as a founding member and early leader of the Communist Labor Party of America in 1919.
After his death,