<P> Eugene Victor Debs ( November 5 , 1855 -- October 20 , 1926 ) was an American democratic socialist political activist and trade unionist , one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW or the Wobblies ) , and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States . Through his presidential candidacies , as well as his work with labor movements , Debs eventually became one of the best - known socialists living in the United States . </P>
<P> Eugene Victor Debs ( November 5 , 1855 -- October 20 , 1926 ) was an American democratic socialist political activist and trade unionist , one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW or the Wobblies ) , and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States . Through his presidential candidacies , as well as his work with labor movements , Debs eventually became one of the best - known socialists living in the United States . </P>
union leader who ran for president 5 times
union leader who ran for president 5 times
Eugene Victor Debs
Eugene Victor Debs