Meyer London
1871 - 1926
Lithuanian-American politician and labor lawyer.
Was Meyer London Jewish?
Yes, Meyer London was Jewish.
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London was one of the first two Socialists elected to Congress, serving as U.S. Representative for New York's 12th congressional district from 1915 to 1919, and from 1921 to 1923.
As a labor lawyer, he represented 50,000 striking garment workers in the 1910 New York cloakmakers' strike.
• In Congress, he voted against U.S. entry into World War I.
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