McLevy, Jasper, 1878-1962
Dates
- Existence: 1878-03-27 - 1962-11-20
Biography
American politician who served as mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1933–1957. Member of the Socialist Party, later leaving in protest to join the Social Democratic Federation.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Unemployment and the Mechanical Man
Unemployment and the Mechanical Man, 1932
"Human labor is being replaced by the Robot in almost every field of industry....Will you vote for the continuance of capitalism or for the new order - Socialism? Vote for these candidates!" Jasper McLevy for Governor (Connecticut), Fred Holdsworth for Lieut. Governor (Connecticut), etc. Illustrated with a political cartoon on the front page depicting a robot labelled "Labor-Displacing Machine," standing on a pay-roll sheet, sweeping away the human workers.
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