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A Biographical History of the Georgist Movement



“The grey heads and bald heads are in the majority. The problem that confronts those of us who want the torch held up in the future, is to fill up the ranks. In order to do that many things must be done, but we must not depend on the old or middle-aged. Somehow or other we must devise a way to reach the minds of the young people – when their minds are open, when they are ready for new truths.”

Mr. Rose, of Kansas City, Missouri (from a speech at the 1928 Henry George Foundation Congress, Chicago. Reprinted in: Land and Freedom, September-October 1928)


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United States
Name Place(s) of Residence Comments
Rice,
Allen Thorndike
...
  • 1883 - Approached Henry George about launching a new weekly, a political and economic journal
Rice,
Frank H.
Colorado
(Denver)
  • 1930 - Address, "Why We Should Establisha Henry George University," delivered at the Henry George Congress, San Francisco, CA, September
Rice,
Harry A.
California
(Glendale)
  • 1938 - Letter, regarding good quality of articles, The Freeman, December
Rice,
Nathan
Massachusetts
  • 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
  • 1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
Rice,
W.J.
New Jersey (?)
  • 1890 - Serving as President, Janvier Single Tax and Ballot Reform Club
Rich,
Hugh D.
California
(Los Angeles)
  • 1952 - Teacher, Henry George School
Rich,
Rosalind
Oregon
  • Daughter of Anne Lorenz
  • 1983 - Member HGI
Richards,
Joseph L.
Massachusetts
(Boston)
  • 1886 - Born
  • 1909 - First introduced to Henry George's writings
  • 191- - Graduated from University of Michigan Forestry School
  • 1912 - Graduated from Dartmouth College
  • 1916 - Prepared study of the impact of property taxation on woodlands in New Hampshire
  • 1935 - Furnished initial location for Henry George School classes
  • 1951 - Letter, Henry George News, December
  • 1952 - Article, "A Forester Proposes a Rebuttal," (to Don L. Thompson) Henry George News, December; regarding taxing the forest corp
  • 1954 - Letter, Henry George News, June; regarding taxation of forest lands
  • 1959 - Died, August 11
Richardson,
Frederick W.
Colorado
(Denver)
  • 1945 - Article, "Drift Toward Cataclysm," Henry George News, September
Richardson,
W.D.
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Richie,
M.
Indiana
(Richmond)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Richmond Single Tax Club
Richman,
Raymond
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County)
  • 1974 - Member, Graded Tax League of Pennsylvania
Richmond,
James (Dr.)
Oregon
(Coquille)
  • Profession: physician
  • 1913 - Became active Single Taxer
  • 1930 - Address, on the Single Tax, to Knights of the Round Table, 21 October
  • 1939 - Participated in Henry George Centenary, 17 September
Richter,
Edwin
New York
(New York)
  • 1942 - Letter, regarding analytical power of Progress and Poverty, The Freeman, December
Ridge,
Elinore R. (Mrs.)
Pennsylvania
  • 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
Ridley,
Alan
California
(San Diego)
(Chula Vista)
  • 19-- - Graduated, Reed college
  • 19-- - Earned masters from US International University
  • 19-- - Moved to California from Minnesota
  • 19-- - Completed Henry George course at BEE in San Diego
  • 1986 - Teaching English in Japan at Trident College, Nagoya
  • 19-- - Responsible for publication of condensed version of Progress and Poverty in Japanese
  • 19-- - Elected director, Common Ground USA
  • 1992 - Article, "George, Jung and Followers," Georgist Journal, Spring
  • 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
Riegel,
Edwin C.
...
  • 1879 - Born (Cannelton, Indiana)
  • 1894 - Moved to New York City
  • 1926 - Essay, Infidelism in Business
  • 1928 - Founded the Consumers Guild of America
  • 1928 - Book, Flight from Inflation -- The Money Alternative, edited by Spencer heath MacCallum and George Morton
  • 1930s - Book, The Meaning of Money and the Valun Discourses and Monographs
  • 1934 - Pamphlet, Roosevelt Revalued (other pamphlets available: Are You Better Off, Franklinstein, Brain Trusters
  • 1944 - Book, Private Enerprise Money
  • 1944 - Met and became friend with Spencer Heath
  • 1953 - Died
Riis,
Jacob
...
  • 1890 - Article, "How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York"
Riley,
James Whitcomb
...
  • 1889 - Poem, "the Poet of the Future," Century (Reprinted in The Standard)
Riley,
Minnie
California
(Los Angeles)
  • 1952 - Teacher, Henry George School
Riley,
Richard g.
Massachusetts
(Falls River)
  • 1931 - Died, 23 September
Riley,
William
Kentucky
(Lenoxburg)
  • 1817 - Born
  • 1890 - Wrote of the single tax: "I have voted for two Harrisons and protection, and now find it to be a fraud, a cheat and alie. I see the truth at last, and will follow it" The Standard, 21 May
Ring,
Henry Franklin
Texas
(Houston)
  • 1852 - Born, Massachusetts
  • 18-- - Graduated from Cornel University
  • 1876 - Admited to the Texas bar
  • 1887 - Address, The Case Plainly Stated, delivered to the United Labor Organization, Houston, Texas. Published in The Standard, New York
  • 1890 - Serving as President, Houston Single Tax Committee
  • 1890 - Participated in the National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
  • 1905 - Introductory to the book, The Problem of the Unemployed; first published as an author's edition for private circulation
  • 1905 - The Ultimate Remedy, Ch. XIV to the book The Problem of the Unemployed
  • 1905 - Partner in law firm Ewing & Ring
  • 1914 - Died, 14 December
  • 1915 - Remembrance by Joseph J. Pastoriza: "H.F. Ring's whole life goes to show that he cared nothing about himself. he cared nothing about himself. He cared nothing about his personal financial affairs if the things he advocated could be of service to humanity. His whole heart was wrapped up in the Single Tax cause."
  • 1915 - Book, The Problem of the Unemployed, republished as 2nd edition by The Problem of the Unemployed Publishing Co., Houston, Texas
  • 1915 - Photograph
  • 1916 - Article, "Death of H.F. Ring," by Craig Ralston, Single Tax Review, January-February
Ringemann,
Frank H.
Ohio
(Cincinnati)
  • 1890 - Active in single tax movement
Rinkenbach,
William
New Jersey
(Dover)
  • 1943 - Address, "An Opportunity for Georgists," proposed using students to collect data on ground rent, at Commerncement Dinner, Newark, 14 December
Rios,
Bernice de los
...
  • 1958 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
Ripley,
J.T.
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1890 - Serving as Chairman, Committee on Local Taxation; conducted meetings with assessors
  • 1890 - Attended National Conference of Single Tax Clubs, Cooper Union, New York City, September
Ritchey,
Robert H.
New York
(Albany)
  • 1949 - Director, Henry George School
  • 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 1960 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Detroit, MI
Ritscher,
H. Jan
New York
(New York)
New Jersey
(Alpine)
  • Profession: VP, Volkswagen of America
  • 1965 - Delivered talk, "Rudolf Steiner and Henry George," at Henry George School, NY
  • 1966 - Elected to board, Henry George School, NY
  • 1970 - Served on board, Henry George School, New York, NY
  • 1973 - Actively promoting land value taxation>br>
  • 1985 - Letter, to Edward J. Dodson, requesting material on "the farm problem" from presenters at the Council of Georgist Organizations conference held in St. Louis, Missouri, 4 June
Ritter,
E.W.
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Rivenes,
Donald
California
(Berkeley)
  • 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
Rivera,
(Sonny)
New York
(New York)
  • 198- - Became member of the staff of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
  • 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organization conference; Evanston, IL, July
  • 2007 - Attened Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
Rizk,
Salom
New York
(Hughsonville)
  • 19-- - Born, Syria
  • 1943 - Letter, praising Henry George as a thinker, Henry George News, December
  • 1944 - Address, "Re-Discovering America Trough Henry George," delivered at the Henry George School, 26 November
  • 1944 - Letter, regarding the broadcast of Pope Pius defending the right of private property, Henry George News, December
Robb,
W.J. (Dr.)
Kansas
(Topeka)
  • 1939 - Instructor, Henry George School extension
  • 1940 - Teaching Henry George class at Topeka High School building
  • 1942 - Letter, regarding rents on parking spaces, The Freeman, December
ROBERT SCHALKENBACH FOUNDATION New York
(New York)
  • 1925 - Founded
  • 1926 - Paper, A Blueprint for the Program of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 1929 - Published 50th Anniversay edition of Progress and Poverty
  • 1929 - Lawson Purdy, President
  • 1929 - Located at 11 Park Place
  • 1930 - Located at 11 Park Place, New York, NY
  • 1939 - Moved to share space with Henry George School, 30 East 29th Street, NY, NY
  • 1988 - Moved to 41 East 72nd Street, New York, NY
Roberts,
B.D.
...
Roberts,
Donald G.
New York
(Syracuse)
  • 1961 - Becomes new teacher, Henry George School
Roberts,
George W.
Louisiana
(New Orleans)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Louisiana Single Tax Club
Roberts,
James M.
...
  • 1971 - Article, "Progress and Poverty's Continuing Challenge," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, July
Roberts,
Keith
...
  • 1979 - Paper, "Henry George and Consumerism," presented at Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
Roberts,
Mark F.
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Pittsburgh Single Tax Club
  • 1928 - Participated in a public meeting to commemorate the life of Louis F. Post, New York, NY, 10 April
Roberts,
Polly
California
(San Francisco)
  • 1973 - Served on board, Henry George School of Northern California
  • 1974 - Elected President, Henry George School board
Roberts,
Seymour
New York
(New York)
  • 1961 - Student, Henry George School
Roberts,
Weldon
New Jersey
(Montclair)
  • 1880s - Became active supporter of the Single Tax
  • 1928 - President, Roberts Rubber Company
Roberts,
William A.
Delaware
(Arden)
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Robertson,
Robert
...
  • 1982 - Joins faculty, Henry George Institute program
Robertson,
Robin
New York
(New York)
  • 1993 - Completed Henry George courses, HGS, NY
  • 1995-96 - Article, "Ayn Rand on Altruism and Monopoly," Fragments, Winter
  • 1997 - Article, "Peace, Justice and Economic Reform," Henry George News, March/April
  • 1997 - Article, "Georgism, the Term" Fragments, Summer-Fall
Robins,
J.H.
California
(Berkeley)
  • 1940 - Elected Treasurer, East Bay Henry George Fellowship
Robins,
Raymond (Mrs.)
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Robinson,
Alberta
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1936 - Serving on editorial staff, Henry George Fellowship News
Robinson,
Allan
New York
  • 1915 - Article, "The Heavier Land Tax," Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol.58, March, pp.198-201
Robinson,
Carol
Georgia
(Atlanta)
  • 1993 - Completes HGI correspondence courses
Robinson,
Daniel S.
California
  • Director Emeritus of the University of Southern California; Studied under John Dewey
  • 1959 - Delivered speech at Henry George House opening, San Diego
Robinson,
E.H.
California
  • 1911 - Editor, Ceres Courier, published numerous Single Tax editorials
Robinson,
James A.
California
(Los Angeles)
  • 1860 - Born, New York, NY
  • 1890s - Served in the military during the war against Spain
  • 1915 - Residing in Philadelphia; member of the Single Tax Party of Philadelphia
  • 1918 - Attended a meeting of the New York State Committee, at the New York headquarters of the Single Tax Party, 26 January
  • 1919 - Organizer of National Single Tax Party
  • 1922 - Moved to California from Philadelphia, PA
  • 1926 - Organizer of the Commonwealth Land Party
  • 1930 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, San Francisco; September
  • 193x - Attended Henry George Congress, Chicago, IL
  • 1933 - Died, 30 June (age 70+); known for his pwoer as a debater: "We think he was the most eloquent speaker we ever listened to. He did not always use this power fairly. He was not above drawing form the great memory at his disposal weapons to overwhelm his opponents where a little tact might have won them over."
Robinson,
John Beverly
New York
(New York)
  • 1882 - Became founding member, Free Soil Society
  • 1916 - Excerpt, Land Ownership, from the book, Economics of Liberty
Robinson,
Lona Ingham
...
  • 1853 - Born (Pennsylvania); family moved to Des Moines, Iowa a few years later
  • 18-- - Moved to California; elected President of the Freeland Club, Los Angeles
  • 1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, in which she wrote: "Herman Kuehn came to us in early summar, quietly unheralded as do the jobs of spring, the dews, the sunsets. We accepted him as we take these other rich blessings, as a matter of course. If ever he had personal vanity or ambition he had left it far back on the road. He did any work most needed. ...All who came within his radius felt the warm pulsating presence of a man of both heart and intellect."
  • 1918 - Active in the Great Adventure campaign
  • 1927 - Elected President, The Freeland Club
  • 1928 - Participated in the State Conference for Economic Research, Pasadena, California, 8 July
  • 1930 - Address, Direct Political Action, delivered at the Henry George Congress; Land and Freedom, July-August
  • 1931 - Elected to National Advisory Committee, Henry George Foundation of America
  • 1937 - Died, 17 February
Robinson,
Louis
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • Profession: Physician attached to the municipal court
  • 1919 - Delivered a speech at the Friends Meeting House, March 9 titled Single Tax and the Just Distribution of Wealth
Robinson,
M.S.
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)
  • 1934 - Appointed by Mayor McNair to Board of Assessors
Robinson,
Nathan
New York
(New York)
Robinson,
Paulino
California
(La Jolla)
  • 1958 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
Robinson,
T.A.
...
  • 1918 - Contributed to The Great Adventure campaign in California
Robinson,
William
Nevada
(Las Vegas)
  • Profession: Professor of Economics, University of Nevada
  • 1988 - Sponsored ISTA meeting at the University, November
Robinson,
William Russell
Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh)
  • 2001 - Presentation, on why he supported land value taxation when a Pittsburgh councilman, CGO conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September
Robson,
Ray
Michigan
(Lansing)
  • 1921 - Serving as State Chairman, Michigan Single-Taxers
  • 1926 - Active Single Tax supporter
  • 1929 - Article, on rising land values, Ohio State Journal. Quote: "Had the land tax been doubled, no one would have been injured, a comparatively small fraction of the population would have failed to make a billion dollars at the expense of the rest of the people, and no tax would have been necessary on anything but land."
  • 1931 - Letter, regarding inaccurate assertion of total land rent in an article on the Single Tax in the Encyclopedia Brittannica, Land and Freedom, March-April
  • 1932 - Founding member, Henry George Club of Lansing
  • 1932 - Headed delegation calling on Governor Wilber M. Brucker for a Single Tax resolution to be introduced in the state legislature
  • 1936 - Opposed a limit proposed on real estate taxation in his town of Lansing, Michigan
  • 1937 - Attended Henry George Congress, Detroit, Michigan; 14-16 October
  • 1937 - Article, The Economic Ideal, Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1942 - Letter, regarding E.S. Woodward's article on "Money, Land, Interest," in the November-December 1941 issue of Land and Freedom
Rochelson,
Manfred
New York
(New York)
  • 1960 - Appointed Associate Dean for Correspondence Faculty, Henry George School
ROCHESTER SINGLE TAX CLUB New York
(Rochester)
  • 19-- - Located at 890 Main Street; Dr. Harvey H. Newcomb, Secretary
Rock,
Edward B.
Arizona
(Tucson)
  • 1986 - Member ISTA; attended meeting, Cedar City, Utah, September
  • 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Rockwell,
Lucier and Ruth
Alabama
(Fairhope)
  • 1952 - Intructor on Henry George in Fairhope
  • 1981 - Teachers in Henry George program in Fairhope Lyceum
Rockwell,
Ruth L.
Alabama
(Fairhope)
  • 1936- Instructor, Henry George School, Fairhope; held classes in Fundamental Economics at the school
  • 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
Rockwell,
Wendy
Alabama
(Fairhope)
  • 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • 1979 - Photograph
  • 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
  • 1985 - Letter, responding to Ed Dodson's article on U.S. Foreign Policy, Equal Rights, Spring
  • 1988 - Reported on Fairhope Single Tax Advocates at CGO conference, Atlanta
  • 2003 - Elected councilwoman in Monteverde, Costa Rica, where she is advocating the adoption of land value taxation
  • 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
Rodd,
Charles
California
(San Diego)
  • 1890s - Member, Manhattan Single Tax club
  • 1929 - Died, 16 February
Rodda,
Albert
California
(Sacramento)
  • Profession: taught history and economics in high school (graduated from Stanford University)
  • 1958 - Elected to California state Senate
  • 1981 - Defeated in election
  • 1984 - Article, "the Wrong Tax Reform," Land & Liberty, May/June
  • 1984 - Lecturer on state and local government finance, California State University
  • 2010 - Died, June
  • 2010 - Remembrance, by Mason Gaffney, 3 June
Roderick,
J.M.
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1984 - Attended International Union conference, Cambridge, England
Rodgers,
Cleveland
...
Rodgers,
Sam
Ohio
(Akron)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Akron Single Tax Club
Rodney,
Vivian
New York
(New York)
  • 1957 - Attended Henry George School conference, Staten Island, NY
Rodriguez,
Bolivar
New York
(New York)
  • 1970s - Serving on Henry George Institute board
  • 1982 - Instructor, teaching Henry George courses at the Institute of Christian Economics
Rodrigues,
Charles
California
(Los Angeles)
  • 1951 - Instructor, Henry George School
Rodriguez,
Mary
New York
(New York)
  • 1967 - Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec; July
Rodriguez,
Robert B.
New York
(Brooklyn)
  • 1954 - Joined staff, Henry George School, New York
  • 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
  • 1956 - Chairman, Henry George School correspondence department
  • 1958 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, San Diego, CA
  • 1958 - Photograph
  • 1958 - Serving as Assistant Director, Henry George School
Rodriguez,
Virginia
New York
(New York)
  • 1941 - Appointed Correspondence Division Secretary
Rodriguez, Zita
New York
(New York)
  • 1967 - Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec; July
Roeder,
Adolph (Rev.)
New Jersey
(Vineland)
  • 1890 - Serving as President, Vineland Single Tax and Ballot Reform Club
Roelofsen,
Robert S.
California
  • 1971 - Serving as President, Marin Branch, Henry George School of California 1973 - Served on board, Henry George School of Northern California; Treasurer
Rogers,
Charles B.
Wisconsin
(Ft. Atkinson)
  • 1928 - Actively involved in the State League of Single Taxers
  • 1960 - died, May 19, age 88
Rogers,
Henry
Michigan
(Detroit)
  • 1971 - Working on masters thesis
  • 1971 - Died
Rogers,
Jennie A.
New York
(Brooklyn)
  • 1915 - Member and contact person, Brooklyn Women's Single Tax Club
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Rogers,
S.C.
New York
(Buffalo)
  • 1890 - Serving as President, Buffalo Tax Reform Club
Rogers,
Tommy W.
...
  • Profession: Associated Professor, Department of Sociology, Mississippi College
  • 1973 - Article, Mayhem on the Dollar, Land & Liberty, July-August
Rokosz,
Sophie
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1949 - Member, Henry George Woman's Club
Romaine,
Henry C.
Massachusetts
(Roxbury)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Roxbury Single Tax Club
Roman,
Douglas
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
Roman,
Frederick William (Dr.)
...
  • Profession: professor
  • 1869 - Born
  • 18xx - Studied at the Sorbonnne
  • 1913 - Article, "Control of the Industrial Schools of Germany," The Elementary School Teacher, February
  • 19xx - Began teaching at Syracuse University, then New York University
  • 1916 - Remarks delivered at the Fourth Annual Conference of the New York State Single Tax League, held at the University of Syracuse, 11 November. Quote: "We feel highly honored to have your organization meet here. We have long felt that Henry George's works demand fuller consideration than has yet been accorded them by the universities. The students of economics in this university, numbering between three and four hundred, are making a special study of these works." Single Tax Review, November-December
  • 1919 - Actively involved in a national campaign against tobacco use. Authored the pamphlet, Nicotine Next
  • 1920 - Conducting nine economic forums per week
  • 1922 - Published a paper on the falling value of German currency. Accompanied Irving Fisher to Germany to meet with other economists
  • 1923 - Book, The New Education in Europe, published by Routledge, London
  • 1927 - Address, "The Last Word on Economic Reconstruction," at The Freeman Club, Los Angeles, California, 30 April
  • 1928 - Organized study forums on current events, politics and history
  • 1929 - Dinner in his honor held by Manhattan Single Tax club, at the National Vaudeville Club, 30 April; shortly before his departure to Europe
  • 1929 - Sought to do research on education in Europe and examine the reasons for the increase in the number of landowners in Denmark
  • 1920 - Conducting nine economic forums per week
  • 1930 - Review of Roman's book, The New Education in Europe, published by E.P. Dutton. Reviewed by Joseph Dana Miller, Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1931 - Lecture, on unemployment, delivered in San Diego; criticized by Chester C. Platt: "... Imagine my surprise when the address closed without reference bgeing made to the Single Tax or to Henry George or to any doctrines of Mr. George, except that lower taxes were advocated."
  • 1940 - Appointed by the Governor a Regent of the State University of California
  • 1940 - Died, age 71
Romberg,
Bernard
Texas
  • 1900 - Single Taxer, uncle of John R. Fuchs
Romney,
George

Photograph
...
  • 197- - Introduced film, "One Way to Better Cities: The Case for Site Value Taxation," as follows: "We have an explosive crisis in our cities. ...One of the most powerful economic forces in our cities is the property tax. It is the principal source of municipal revenues. It is also a principal cause, in the opinon of many experts, of the financial and housing disorders in our cities."
Ronan,
Thomas A.
...
  • 1963 - Elected to board, Henry George School of New Jersey
Roode,
James de
New York
(New York)
  • 1940 - Instructor, Henry George School
Roosevelt,
Clinton
...
  • 1841 - Book, The Science of Government Founded in Natural Law. Quote: "I toil and toil and others reap the fruits. ...Yes, even now, thoe who produce the most by genius and industry secure the least, ..."
Roosevelt,
Eleanor
...
  • 1935 - Made a vist to Arden, Delaware. Photographs were taken with Frank Stephens and others; the visit was covered by many newspapers; however, she did not publicly express support for Henry George's principles as they were applied to the land trust structure of Arden
Roosevelt,
Franklin D.
...
  • 1940 - Quoted on Henry George: "I do not go all the way with him." The Freeman, October
Roosevelt,
Theodore
...
  • 1927 - Quote: "The burden of municipal taxation should be so shifted as to put the weight of taxation upon the unearned rise in value of the land itself, rather than upon the improvements."
Root,
Charles T.
...
  • 1926 - President, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation (stepped down after 2 years)
  • 1926 - Attended International Conference, Copenhagen
  • 1927 - Founded American Association for Scientific Taxation
  • 1930 - Letter, expressing criticism of James R. Brown's booklet, Pyramiding Land Values, Land and Freedom, November-December
  • 1938 - Died
Roscoe,
E.O.
New York
(Brooklyn)
  • 1898 - Letter, regarding address, "Henry George's Scheme," delivered by Judge A.W. Terrell at the University of Texas. New York Times, 25 July. Roscoe challenges the assertion by Terrell that "the scheme of Henry George ... would tax the homestead out of existence by compelling the owner to pay rent on it."
  • 1899 - Letter, critical of an article by Mr. Townsend on the single tax. New York Times, 31 January
  • 1903 - Letter, responding to false comments on the single tax by a Mr. Hall of Alabama. New York Times, 16 March. Quote: "...the single tax is not Socialism, agrarian or any other brand whatsoever."
Rose,
Anne
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1941 - Elected trustee, Henry George School of Philadelphia
Rose,
Edward J.
...
  • Prof. of English, University of Alberta, Canada
  • 1968 - Book, Henry George, published by Twayne Publishers, NY
  • 1968 - Article, "Henry George: America's Apostle to the Irish," published in Eire-Ireland, Winter, Vol.3, No.4
  • 1970 - Address, Henry George, delivered at Henry George School graduation banquet, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Reprinted in Henry George News, June
Rose,
John C. (Ph.D.)
...
  • 1930 - Established the Rose Distribution Bureau to "disseminate Single Tax propaganda."
  • 1932 - Article, Free land and Widespread Prosperity in 17th and 18th Century British America, Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1933 - Sent a copy of Progress and Poverty to Mahatma Ghandi; Ghandi's wife responded, acknowledging receipt of the book (but without comment on its content)
  • 1933 - Received an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the "old" University of Moscow; authored several books, out of print
  • 1934 - Article, "Our Land Grabbing Forefathers," Land and Freedom, March-April
  • 1934 - Article, Former President Herbert Hoover's Confused concept of Liberty, Land and Freedom, September-October
  • 1936 - Paper, "The Pittsburgh Graded Tax Plan," presented at International Union, London
  • 1938 - Book, Life of Francis W. Maguire: Ecce homo (Behold the Man), published
Rose,
Vernon J.
Missouri
(Kansas City)
  • 19-- - Serving as Chairman, Anti-Poverty Society
  • 1916 - Active in Single Tax movement
  • 1926 - Elected to the National Advisory Committee of the Henry George Foundation of America
Roseman,
Herbert C.
...
  • 1965 - Reviewed Go Ahead and Live by Mildred Loomis, Henry George News, June
  • 1967 - Article, "Henry George's Dark Side," Fragments, July-September
Rosen,
Nicolas
Virginia
(Arlington)
  • WEBSITE
  • 1964 - Born, 26 December; Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
  • 198- - Read Progress and Poverty as a teenager; later discovered the existence of the Henry George Foundation of America
  • 1985 - Earned B.A. degree in Physics; Amherst College
  • 1992 - Earned M.S., Materials; Pennsylvania State University
  • 1996 - Earned Ph.D., Mateials; Pennsylvania State University
  • 200- - Letter, "The Value in Two Property Taxes," printed in the Washington Post, 31 March; reprinted in GroundSwell, March-April
  • 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
  • 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
  • 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
Rosenblatt,
Bernard A.
...
  • 1943 - Article, "Palestine -- A Step inthe Right Direction," The Freeman, March
Rosenheim,
David
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Rosenkranz,
Karl
California
(Panama City)
  • 19-- - Letter, Fragments, April-June
Rosenthal,
Eric
...
Roshiri,
J.C.
New York
(Albany)
  • 1890 - Serving as President, Albany Single Tax Club
Ross,
Ann
...
  • 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday celebration, Arden, Delaware, 5 September
  • 1949 - Attended International Union, Swanwick, England
  • 1950s - Photograph
  • 1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
Ross,
Anna H.
Delaware
(Arden)
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
  • 1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
Ross,
Bliss Lily A.
District of Columbia
  • 1893 - Born, Forest city Arkansas (sister of Mrs. Walter I. Swanton)
  • 1921 - Died
Ross,
Connor D.
Indiana
  • 1936 - Attended Henry George Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 1936 - Book, The Sphere of Individualism, published
  • 1937 - Review, by Joseph Dana Mill of Sphere of Individualism, Land and Freedom, January-February
Ross,
Edwin (Jr.)
Delaware
(Arden)
  • 19-- - Employed as a technical adviser to the Drama Department, University of Delaware
  • 1931 - Founded the Robin Hood Theater
  • 1938 - Wrote and produced a play to explain Georgist principles, put on in Arden, Delaware early in 1939
  • 1940 - Authored play with Laura Ross, "No Sunday for Friday," with a Georgist theme. Put on at the Henry George School, New York, 3 June
  • 1940 - Appointed Assistant Director, Henry George School
  • 1941 - Spoke on Henry George School over radio station WBBC, 25 January
  • 1941 - Skit, "Baby Snooks and the Law of Rent," (with Dorothy Sara) put on at the Henry George School commencement, 13 January
  • 1941 - Transferred by the Henry George School to Philadelphia "to do organizing work."
  • 1941 - Review< of the book, Backwash of the Past, by Anne Morrow Lindberg, Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1941 - Transferred from Henry George School in New York, to Philadelphia, as Field Director
  • 1942 - Entered military service
  • 1942 - Article, Economic Determinism -- A False Doctrine, Land and Freedom, March-April
Ross,
Edward A.
Wisconsin
  • 1866 - Born, 121 December, Virden, Illinois
  • 1891 - Earned a Ph.D. in economics, Johns Hopkins University
  • 1893 - Joined the faculty, Stanford University
  • 1900 - Forced to resign from Stanford because of his opposition to Chinese immigrant labor
  • 1901 - Book, Social Control, published
  • 1906 - Joins faculty of University of Wisconsin as Professor of Sociology
  • 1919 - Chpater 15, "Relation of Custom Imitation to Conventionality Imitation" in Social Psychology: An outline and source book. New York: Macmillan Co. pp. 275-284. Quote: "Henry George made much of primitive land-holding policy in urging his single-tax reform."
  • 1938 - Comment on book by Louis Wallis: "Your little book will be timely for all over the world thinking people are searching for something else than having teh state take charge of all production."
  • 1951 - Died, 22 July
Ross,
Edwin S. (Ned)
New York
(New York)
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 18-- - Born, Coventry, Kentucky
  • 1897 - Worked in Henry George's campaign for mayor of New York City
  • 1911 - Moved to Arden, Delaware; elected to the board as a trustee
  • 1938 - Died, 23 December
Ross,
J. Walker
Louisiana
(New Orleans)
  • 1933 - Editorial, "The Dangerous Man," regarding Henry George, New Orleans Daily States; reprinted in Land and Freedom, July-August
Ross,
Katherine F.
Delaware
(Arden)
  • Niece of Herman V. Hetzel
  • 1880 - Born
  • 1894 - Member, Ethical Society of Philadelphia
  • 1917 - Trustee, Arden
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
  • 1943 - Attended Henry George birthday celebration, Arden, Delaware, 5 September
  • 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
  • 1951 - Letter, Henry George News, December
  • 1952 - Letter, Henry George News, November; regarding John Dewey's "socialism"
  • 1953 - Address, "The Core of the Henry George Philosophy," delivered at Henry George School, New York, 6 November
  • 1953 - Article, A First Principle -- Still Apt, Henry George News, December (from the above address)
  • 1955 - Died, 24 May
Ross,
Laura
Virginia
(Arlington)
  • 1942 - Commented negatively on the editorial policy of The Freeman and on Frank Chodorov: "Mr. Chodorov and Mr. Peach ought to leave the Henry George School of Social Science and take The Freeman, with them." The Freeman, January
Ross,
Steven J.
...
  • 1984 - Article, "Political Economy for the Masses: Henry George," Democracy, April
Ross,
Will L.
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 1915 - Member, Single Tax Party of Philadelphia
  • 1918 - Chairman, The Great Adventure Contributor's League; participated in the California campaign
  • 193- - Died
Roth,
Mardee Ann
...
  • 1982 - Wrote to all U.S. legislators proposing a national land value tax
Rous,
Frederick W.
Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia)
  • 19-- - Serving Secretary, Philadelphia Single Tax Society
Rowan,
M.J.
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Rowan,
Rita
New York
(New York)
  • 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
  • 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
Rowe,
Gale W.
Alabama
(Fairhope)
  • 1984 - Attended CGO conference, Pawling, NY
  • 1988 - Reported on Fairhope Single Tax Corp. at CGO conference, Atlanta
  • 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
Rowley,
Mark L.
Michigan
(Detroit)
  • 1949 - Attended the Henry George Foundation of America Congress, Philadelphia, September
Royal,
E.S. (Dr.)
Connecticut
(Waterbury)
  • 1936 - Serving as instructor, Henry George School extension
Royal,
George H.
New York
(New York)
  • 1957 - Attended Henry George School conference, Staten Island, New York
  • 1959 - Dean, Henry George School
  • 1959 - Toastmaster, Henry George School annual banquet, May 13
  • 1964 - Began teaching course, "Make Up Your Own Mind," at Henry George School
Rubenstein,
Stanley


A brief history of the Henry George School's Long Island Extension
New York
(Long Island)
  • 1967 - Establishes Long Island extension of Henry George School
  • 1967 - Attended Henry George School conference, Montreal, Quebec; July
  • 1968 - Paper, "America's Land, 1776 and Today," presented at Henry George Schools conference, Miami, Florida
  • 1969 - Article, "The Income Tax Amendment," Henry George News, April
  • 1969 - Article, The Canarsees and Manhattan, Henry George News, May
  • 1969 - Article, The Oklahoma Land Rush, Henry George News, June
  • 1969 - Attended Henry George School conference, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1969 - Article, "The Gracchi Brothers," Henry George News, September
  • 1969 - Article, The Solonian Revolution, Henry George News, October
  • 1969 - Article, The Doomsday Book, Henry George News, November
  • 1970 - Article, Sakoku -- A Closed Society, Henry George News, February
  • 1970 - Article, Mexico -- A Land of the Landless, Henry George News, March
  • 1970 - Article, "6000 Years Later," Henry George News, May
  • 1970 - Article, Sun Yat Sen's Three Principles, Henry George News, June
  • 1970 - Attended Henry George School conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • 1972 - Article, "Let's Keep the Property Tax for our Schools," Long Island Georgist, Fall
  • 1973 - Appointed acting director, Henry George School, NY
  • 1976 - Article, "Henry George atthe Gates of St. Peter," Fragments
  • 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College, PA
  • 1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA
  • 1979 - Attended and participated in Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA, August
  • 1980 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, New York, NY
  • 1982 - Article, "Zoning: The Problem Explosed, but Solution Shunned," Land & Liberty, March/April
  • 1982 - Paper, "Difficulties of Teaching the Moral Argument," presented at Joint Georgist Conference, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA, July
  • 1982 - Paper, "The Dutch, The Patroons and the New World," presented at International Union conference, Utrecht, Holland, July
  • 1982 - Moderated half-hour television program, "Property Tax -- A Viable Alternative," on Cablevision, Nassau and Suffolk Counties; 19 November
  • 1983 - Appointed Director, Henry George School, NY
  • 1984 - Attended CGO conference, Pawling, NY
  • 1984 - Attended International Union conference, Cambridge, England
  • 1984 - Elected to International Union Executive
  • 1985 - Delivered talk, "Life in the New Republic," at HGI-HGS program on land reform, November
  • 1986 - Article, Ferment of Reform, Land & Liberty, November-December
  • 1987 - Article, "Trade War Averted -- For Now," Land & Liberty, May-June
  • 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1989 - Stepped down as director, Henry George School, NY
  • 1991 - Booklet, Henry George: America's Forgotten Economist -- His Relevance for Long Island, published by Long Island Historical Journal (written with Gerald McGuirk)
  • 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
  • 1996 - Resigned as trustee, HGS, NY
  • 2000 - Article, A Brief History of the Henry George School, Long Island Extension
Rubin,
David L.
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1993 - Article, "Economics and Philosophy," The Illinois Georgist, Vol.5, No.3, Fall
Rubin,
Leonard G.
New York
(New York)
  • 1972 - Article, "In the Beginning there was the land ...," Henry George News, April
  • 1977 - Applied for position as director, Henry George School, New York
Rubin,
Philip
...
Ruckler,
Frederick H.
Iowa
  • 1926 - State Chair, Commonwealth Land Party and candidate for State Treasurer
Rudyard,
J.K.
New York
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Northport Single Tax Committee
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Ruhr,
Frank
New York
  • 1945 - Instructor, Henry George School, New York, NY
Rukshina,
Klara
...
  • 2005 - Article, "Common Sense as a Source of the Presidential Oath in the U.S.A.," Bulletin of Thomas Paine Friends, Vol.6, No.2, July
Rule,
Victor A. (Col.)
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1933 - Address on the City of Chicago, read by Benjamin Burger at Henry George Congress, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1934 - Attended Henry George Congress
  • 1935 - Attended Henry George Congress, New York, NY; September
  • 1935 - Book, Chaining the War God, reviewed in Land and Freedom, November-December
  • 1936 - Address, "The Single Tax vs Socialism and Communism," at Henry George Fellowship meeting, July
  • 1936 - Address, "Why the Single Tax is better than Socialism or Communism," at Henry George Fellowship meeting, July
  • 1936 - Attended Henry George Foundation of America Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio; 12-14 November
  • 1937 - Address, The Case for Coordinated Effort by Georgists, at the Henry George Congress, Detroit, Michigan; 14-16 October; Land and Freedom, November-December
  • 1938 - Attended Henry George Congress, Toronto, Ontario; 7-9 September
  • 1941 - Attended Henry George Congress, Chicago, Illinois; 29 September - 1 October
  • 1949 - Address, "There is no Peace at Any Price," at the Henry George Foundation of America Congress, Philadelphia, Pa., 16 September
Rumseny,
Blance
California
  • 1961 - Chaired group of volunteers at Henry George School
Rundlett,
G.E.
New Hampshire
(Epping)
  • 1940 - Started Henry George class, January
Rusby,
Elizabeth Bowen
...
  • Profession: physician and economist
  • 1943 - Died
Rusby,
George L.
New Jersey
(Towaco)
(Newark)
  • 1865 - Born, 2 September, Nutley, New Jersey
  • 1896 - First read Progress and Poverty and joined Henry George's campaign for mayor
  • 1900 - Booklet, Smaller Profits, Reduced Salaries and Lower Wages; The Condition, The Cause, The Cure (over 100,000 copies sold)
  • 190- - Early member, Fairhope Single Tax Corp.
  • 1930 - Letter, urging caution to Single Taxers regarding joning forces with Socialists. Quote: "The Socialists would destroy private property rights in land as a first step toward destroying all private property rights." Land and Freedom, March-April
  • 1932 - Letter, responding to article on "Rent Cost Price," Land and Freedom, May-June
  • 1932 - Assisted Oscar Geiger in founding of Henry George School in New York
  • 1935 - Founder, Henry George School, NJ
  • 1938 - Article, Jew and christian: Their Common Sin and the Common Penalty, Land and Freedom, January-February
  • 1938 - Address, "Jew and Christian," delivered at the Henry George School graduation exercises, Newark, NJ, 5 December
  • 1939 - President, Henry George School
  • 1940 - Photograph
  • 1940 - Conducted lecture-forum on Henry George's political economy, at Arsunna School of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico (with wife, Elizabeth E. Bowen)
  • 1942 - Article, "New Campaign for Prohibition," The Freeman, February
  • 1943 - Article, The Answer to What Must We Do To Improve the Health and Well-Being of the American People?, The Freeman, July
  • 1946 - Article, On the Canon of Taxation, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol.5, No.2, January, pp.271-274
  • 1948 - Co-author of the book Econoics Simplified
  • 1950 - Died
  • 1950 - Photograph
Rusby,
Robert H.
...
  • 1956 - Article, "The Law of Moses," Henry George News, July
Rusek,
______ (Mr.)
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Russell,
A.L.
Kansas
(Abilene)
  • 1890 - Serving as Secretary, Abilene Single Tax Club
Russell,
Ben
California
(San Francisco)
  • 2001 - Letter, on origins of wars, Land & Liberty, Summer
Russell,
Benjamin J.

Biography
Autobiography
Arkansas
(Mountain Home)
  • 1910 - Born, Libertyville, Illinois
  • 1914 - Moved to Waukegan, Illinois
  • 1943 - Took basic HG course, HGS, Chicago
  • 1944 - Became associate director of HGS under John Monroe
  • 1952 - Conducted study groups at Geneal Motors and joined Henry George School as Dir. of Administrative Services
  • 1959 - Moved to Traverse City, Michigan; began teaching HG course at North Western Michigan College adult night school
  • 19-- - Returned to Chicago
  • 1972 - Moved to Yellville, Arkansas
  • 1972 - Moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas and began teaching HG classes at Cotter High School
  • 1987 - 1988 - Gave talks to Republican Women's Club and Mayor and council members and others groups
  • 1987 - Book, Comments on Causes and Cures, published
  • 1987 - Got Henry George School video series "Understanding Economics" on cable television
  • 1990 - Booklet, An Inquiry, published
  • 199- - Established Council for Economic Inquiry [http://www.mtncom.com/cip/econinqu.htm]
  • 1993 - Book, Comments on Causes and Cures published
  • 2002 - Died, 12 June
Russell,
Bertrand
...
  • 19-- - Excerpt, The Power of Money, from the book, Freedom versus Organization. Reprinted form The Standard, Australia
  • 1960 - Letter, regarding Henry George, 3 September
Russell,
Charles Edward
Minnesota
(Minneapolis)
  • 1860 - Born, Iowa (Davenport)
  • 1881 - Joined staff of Minneapolis Journal
  • 1907 - Article, "The Growth of Caste in America," Cosmopolitan
  • 19-- - Photograph
  • 1908 - Book, Lawless Wealth, regarding the tobacco trust
  • 1910 - Book, Why I am A socialist
  • 1912 - Photograph
  • 1933 - Book, Bare hands and Stone Walls: Some Recollections of a Sideline Reformer
  • 1941 - Died, 23 April
Russell,
Charles T.
New York
(Brooklyn)
  • 1916 - Chapter on The Single Tax Remedy, from the book, The Battle of Armageddon, published by the International Bible Students Assocation, 1924
Russell,
T.J. (pseudonym)
...
  • 1941 - Article, "Congress Solves the Railway Problem," The Freeman, October
Rust,
Armistead
Maryland
(Hagerstown)
  • 1918 - Letter, Everyman, April, in which he wrote: "One matter of vital importance in The Great Adventure program is that it clearly sees the real cause of war and proposes to abolish war by removing the cause. To abolish the privilege of holding land idle will not only win the war against special privilege in Europe, but all over the world -- for special privilege knows no country or nationality. Like the pirates of old it flies the black flag and is the people's enemy everywhere. We should concentrate all our efforts on California now, where the opportunity seems to favorble for success."
Rutberg,
Aaron A.
Virginia
(Alexandria)
  • 197- - Became member, HGI
  • 1981 - Died
Ruthenberg,
Polly K.
Colorado
  • 1982 - Becomes charter member, Colorado Incentive Tax Association
Rutherford,
Reuben C.
...
  • 1886 - Book, Henry George versus Henry George, a review
Ryan,
Charles D.
...
  • 1909 - Serving as Secretary, Henry George Club, Philadelphia, PA (1520 Mifflin Street)
Ryan,
Christopher K.
...
  • 1987 - Book, Harry Gunnison Brown, Economist, published, Westview Press
Ryan,
Frank K.
Missouri
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Ryan,
Helen Marie
Washington
(Seattle)
  • 1920 - Born, Illinois; family moved to Seattle when she was a young girl
  • 1940 - Sophomore at University of Washington
  • 194- - Became interested in the Single Tax movement
  • 1991 - Died, 9 December (age 71)
Ryan,
John A.
...
  • 1955 - Comment in Charles Albra Barker (Henry George, 1955, p.577): "Since 1892 Catholic thinkers have contemplated as within reason George's distinciton between property in land and other private property, and seem to have been positively affected. The writings of Father John A. Ryan of Catholic University, in the century American Catholicism's outstanding social thinker, are a case in point. this scholar rejected George's formulas, but agreed in part on taxation and on the social nature of rent."
Ryan,
Lawrence B.
Illinois
  • 1911 - Attended Single Tax conference, Chicago, Illinois, November
Ryan,
Lewis D.
Pennsylvania
(Ardmore)
  • 1926 - Commonwealth Land party candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant-governor
Ryan,
Peter D.
Washington
(Seattle)
  • 1940 - Described by his daughter (Helen Marie Ryan) as "very active in spreading knowledge of the doctrines of Henry Geroge." Land and Freedom, July-August
Ryan,
Thomas P.
New York
(Brooklyn)
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
  • 1935 - Died, March (age 70+); knew Henry George personally
Ryan,
William
New York
(Staten Island)
  • 1926 - Delegate to Henry George Congress, Philadelphia
Ryba,
Stanley J.
Illinois
(Chicago)
  • 1944 - New instructor, Henry George School
Rybeck,
Art
West Virginia
  • 1923 - Born, 2 August (Wheeling, West Virginia)
  • 1942 - Entered military service, serving in France, Philippines and Japan
  • 194x - Earned D.D.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania
  • 197x - Founding member, Mountaineers United for Sane Taxation
  • 1994 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Fairhope, Alabama
  • 2008 - Letter, "Underdeveloped Land is a Drag on All Levels of the Economy," Charleston West Virginia Gazette, 2 January
  • 2008 - Died, 18 January
Rybeck,
Erika
...
  • 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
Rybeck,
Richard

Biographical Sketch
...
  • 2002 - Trustee, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Rybeck,
Walter


Photograph
Ohio
(Dayton)
Maryland
(Kensington)
  • 1953 - Article, "the Telephone Rang Only Once -- But What a Difference It Made," Henry George News, January
  • 1953 - Took Henry George Course in Columbus, Ohio
  • 1954 - Article, "Who Was Henry George," Henry George News, August
  • 1955 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH
  • 1956 - Address, "A Newspaperman Looks at Henry George," at the Henry George School conference, Harcum Junior College, Bryn Mawr, PA, July
  • 1956 - Article, "The Season for Planting," Henry George News, August
  • 1957 - Article, "Walter Locke, this World Was His Home," Henry George News, Decmeber
  • 1959 - Elected trustee, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
  • 1960 - Profession: reporter, Dayton Daily News
  • 1960 - Delivered speech, "The Reformer and the Free Press," at Henry George banquet, May 25 (printed in Henry George News, June)
  • 1960 - Photograph
  • 1961 - Address, on getting letters printed in newspapers, delivered at the annual Henry George School banquet, New York, NY, May
  • 1961 - Article, "Correctives that Unite," Henry George News, October
  • 1962 - Becomes Washington, DC correspondent of Dayton Daily News
  • 1971 - Moderated symposium on "Property Taxation, Housing and Urban Growth," at the Urban Institute
  • 1977 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
  • 1978 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • 1980 - Article, The Uncertain Future of the Metropolis, Henry George News, March
  • 1980 - Paper, Transit-Induced Land Values -- Development and Revenue Implications, Commentary
  • 1980 - Paper, "The Urgent Need for a National Land Pirce Index," presented at Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1981 - Established Center for Public Dialogue
  • 1983 - Elected trustee, HGI
  • 1984 - Article, "Land is the Key to Economic Recovery," written with Henry Reuss, Land & Liberty, May/June
  • 1984 - Produced film, "A Tale of Five Cities: Tax Revolt Pennsylvania Style," for distribution; presented at the CGO conference, Pawling, NY
  • 1986 - elected trustee, Henry George Foundation
  • 1986 - Article, "Conseration Lobby Must Not Ignore Key Battle Over Land Tax," Land & Liberty, March-April
  • 1986 - Article, "Distortion! Dismay! Disaster!, Land & Liberty, September-October
  • 1987 - Article, "Lost Chance: Two-Rate Tax Misrepresented [in New York State]," Land & Liberty, January-February
  • 1987 - Article, "Combating Modern-day Feudalism: Land as God's Gift," (with Ronald d. Pasquariello), Christian Century, May 13
  • 1989 - Article, Why Is Housing So High?, Atlanta Constitution, 29 January
  • 1989 - Report, Affordable Housing -- A Missing Link, published by the Center for Public Dialogue
  • 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1991 - Article, "Pennsylvania's Experimentation in Property Tax Modernization," NTA Forum of National Tax Association
  • 1992 - Edited report, From Poverty to Prosperity by 2000: Prospects for Reviving West Virginia's Economy
  • 1993 - Article, "The Land Game and the Real Estate Crisis: A Way Out," Washington Business Journal, January 29
  • 1998 - Article, "West Virginia Tackling Tax Reform," GroundSwell, September-October
  • 2000 - Paper, Have We Forgotten the Foundation? presented at the American Institute of Architects conference held in Washington, DC, 17 March; reprinted in GroundSwell, July-August 2004
  • 2001 - Article, "How to Make the Whole City Healthy," GroundSwell, May-June (reprint of a speech delivered at the CGO conference, Des Moines, Iowa, 22 September 2000)
  • 2003 - Letter, "Natural Wealth Belongs to People," printed in the Charleston, West Virginia Gazette, 10 May; reprinted in GroundSwell, May-June
  • 2004 - Letter, "It's A Land Crunch, Not A Housing Crunch," Washington Post, 21 December. Reprinted in GroundSwell, March-April 2005
  • 2004 - Paper, "Using Value Capture to Finance Infrastructure and Encourage Compact Develoment," Public Works Management & Policy, Vol.8, No.4, April, pp.249-260
  • 2005 - Article, Wrong Diagnosis Underlies Post's Pessimism on Smart Growth, GroundSwell, May-June
  • 2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
  • 2006 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Evanston, IL, July
  • 2007 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, July
  • 2009 - Address, at banquet of the Council of Georgist Organizations conference, Cleveland, Ohio
Ryckman,
J.H.
...
  • 1917 - Serving as President, Equity Tax League of Southern California
Ryder,
Edgar Lee
New York
(New York)
  • 1882 - Graduated from Columbia University
  • 1903 - Elected to the New York State Assembly (served one term)
  • 1903 - Candidate for Governor of New York State (Democrat); "openly advocated the Single Tax."
  • 1936 - Died (of inuries sustained in a fall); 7 June
Ryder,
Walter
New York
(Brooklyn)
  • 1959 - Attended Henry George Schools conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ