Charles Leigh James (October 23, 1846 – June 3, 1911) was an American anarchist writer and journalist.
C. L. James | |
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| Born | Charles Leigh James October 23, 1846 |
| Died | June 3, 1911 (aged 64) Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Movement | Anarchism |
| Spouse |
Maria Charlotte Hoyt
(m. 1873) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Honoratus Leigh Thomas (grandfather) |
Biography
editJames was born October 23, 1846, in Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden in modern day Germany, the son of English historian and novelist George Payne Rainsford James and Frances James (née Thomas).[1] James travelled extensively as a child before settling in England in 1860 following his father's death. He studied at Cheltenham College and Brighton College. In 1865, the family emigrated to Eau Claire, Wisconsin.[2][3]
In 1866, James opened a short-lived grocery store. He worked as a journalist for local papers and lectured on religion and temperance.[2] In 1873 he married Maria Charlotte Hoyt, with whom he had three daughters. In 1885 he played a leading role in a water-works strike in Eau Claire. James rarely left the local area, with most of his political activity being through his writings.[4] He regularly contributed pieces to the anarchist press, including to Mother Earth, Lucifer the Lightbearer, Free Society, The Alarm, and Liberty.[5]
James died June 3, 1911, at home in Eau Claire aged 64.[1][3]
Publications
edit- Religious Meditations and Other Poems, Liberal, Reformatory and Miscellaneous (1871)
- Anarchy: A Tract for the Times (1886)
- An Appeal to the Women of America in Behalf of Liberty and Justice (1891)
- History of the French Revolution (1902)[6]
- Origin of Anarchism (1902)
- Anarchism and Malthus (1910)
Notes
edit- ^ a b Isaak 1911, p. 245.
- ^ a b Reichert 1976, p. 244.
- ^ a b "Death Calls Two Old Time Citizens". Eau Claire Sunday Leader. June 4, 1911.
- ^ Reichert 1976, p. 245.
- ^ Reichert 1976, p. 246.
- ^ "The French Revolution; History of the French Revolution". The New York Times. April 25, 1903. p. 15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
References
edit- Isaak, Abe (October 1911). "C. L. James". Mother Earth. Vol. VI, no. 8. pp. 245–248.
- Reichert, William O. (1976). "Dyer D. Lum and C. L. James: Anarchist Scholars of the Midwest". Partisans of Freedom: A Study in American Anarchism. Bowling Green University Popular Press. pp. 244–257. ISBN 978-0-87972-118-3 – via Internet Archive.
Further reading
edit- de Cleyre, Voltairine (July 1911). "C. L. James". Mother Earth. Vol. VI, no. 5. pp. 142–144.
- Jaxon, Honoré J. (July 1911). "A Reminiscence of Charlie James". Mother Earth. Vol. VI, no. 5. pp. 144–146.
- Morton, James F. (August 1911). "C. L. James". Mother Earth. Vol. VI, no. 6. pp. 172–174.
- "An Anarchist Scholar". Road to Freedom. Vol. 4, no. 10. May 1928.
- Fox, Jay (July 1, 1911). "The Passing Show: C. L. James". The Agitator. Vol. 1, no. 16. p. 1.