James Graham Phelps Stokes (1872 - 1960)

Born 18 Mar 1872 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Apr 1960 at age 88 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States

Biography

James Graham Phelps Stokes known to his friends as "Graham," was an American millionaire socialist writer, political activist, and philanthropist. He is best remembered as a founding member and key figure in the Intercollegiate Socialist Society and as the husband of Rose Pastor Stokes, a radical union organizer and activist in the Communist Party of America. Graham Phelps Stokes split with the Socialist Party of America over the question of American participation in World War I, objecting to the party's staunchly antimilitarist stance. He separated from his wife and left radical politics during this period.

James Graham Phelps Stokes BIRTH 18 Mar 1872 New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA DEATH 8 Apr 1960 (aged 88) New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Show Map PLOT Walnut Plot, Section 95 MEMORIAL ID 181365236 ·^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ * Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 October 2018), memorial page for James Graham Phelps Stokes (18 Mar 1872–8 Apr 1960), Find A Grave Memorial no. 181365236, citing Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Neil Funkhouser (contributor 46781068)