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Isadore Less

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Isadore Less
Less c. 1903
Born1869 (1869)
Alsace, France
DiedJanuary 26, 1935(1935-01-26) (aged 65–66)
NationalityGerman
OccupationLabor leader
Known forFoundation of the Union Labor Party
Political partyUnion Labor
Spouse(s)
Annie
(m. 1891; div. 1911)

Florence
Children4

Isadore Less (1869 – January 26, 1935) was a German-American labor leader. He was the original driving force behind the formation of the San Francisco Union Labor Party.[1] At the time he was the Secretary of the local Journeymen Barber's Union, and was selected as the ULP's candidate for Auditor in the 1901 elections. During the campaign, he misappropriated union funds, leading to his flight from the country and eventual arrest.[2]

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  1. ^ Bean, Walton (1967). Boss Ruef's San Francisco. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 18.
  2. ^ Bean, Walton (1967). Boss Ruef's San Francisco. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 23.