Adolph Lessig Explained

Adolph Lessig (March 1869August 12, 1935) was the business agent of the Industrial Workers of the World.

Biography

He was born in March 1869 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He participated in the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913 with Bill Haywood. He died of a heart attack on August 12, 1935 at his stationery store in Paterson, New Jersey.^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: Adolph Lessig. I.W.W. Leader in the 1913 Silk Strike at Paterson Was 63. . Lessig, for years a standing leader among silk workers here, died yesterday after a heart attack ... . . August 13, 1935.