Adolph Lessig

Adolph Lessig
Adolph Lessig
Lessig in 1913
Born	Adolph Lessig 1871 (1871) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 12, 1935(1935-08-12) (aged 63)
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Business agent of Industrial Workers of the World
Known for	Participating in the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913

Adolph Lessig (1871 – August 12, 1935) was an American silk worker, labor organizer and the business agent of the Industrial Workers of the World.[1] He was one of the leaders of the 1913 Paterson silk strike and was associated with Bill Haywood, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and Carlo Tresca.[1]

Life and career

He was born in 1871 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Lessig was secretary of the Industrial Workers of the World branch in Paterson, New Jersey.[2] In 1913, he led workers in the Paterson silk strike.[1] Lessig was later chair of a strikers' committee in 1924.[1]

He died of a heart attack on August 12, 1935, at his stationery store in Paterson, New Jersey.[1] He was married to Elizabeth Lessig.[3]

References

1. "Adolph Lessig. I.W.W. Leader in the 1913 Silk Strike at Paterson Was 63". The New York Times. August 13, 1935. Lessig, for years a standing leader among silk workers here, died yesterday after a heart attack ...
2. "Lessig's House Stoned.; Paterson I.W.W. Agitator Gets a Taste of Violence Himself". The New York Times. June 1, 1913. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
3. "Adolph Lessig Funeral is Held". The Morning Call. August 14, 1935. Retrieved November 10, 2024.