James P. Cannon
James Patrick "Jim" Cannon (February 11, 1890 – August 21, 1974) was an American Trotskyist and a leader of the Socialist Workers Party. Born on February 11, 1890 in Rosedale, Kansas, he joined the Socialist Party of America (SPA) in 1908 and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in 1911. He was personally trained by "Big Bill" Haywood, a top IWW leader, and was an IWW organizer throughout the Midwest from 1912 through 1914. Following his expulsion from the Communist Party USA in 1928, Cannon was national secretary of the Communist League of America, Workers Party of the United States and Socialist Workers Party until his retirement and move to California in 1953. He was national chairman emeritus of the SWP when he died in Los Angeles on August 21, 1974. Part of a series on Trotskyism Leon Trotsky Fourth International Marxism Leninism Russian Revolution Concepts Anti-Stalinism Deformed workers' state Degenerated workers' state French Turn Permanent revolution Political revolution Social revolution Transitional demand United front World revolution Key Trotskyists James P. Cannon Tony Cliff Pierre Frank Ted Grant Joseph Hansen Gerry Healy C. L. R. James Pierre Lambert Livio Maitan Ernest Mandel Nahuel Moreno Michel Pablo Internationals Committee for a Workers' International Coordinating Committee for the Refoundation of the Fourth International International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) FI Centre of Reconstruction Fourth International (post-reunification) International Communist League International Marxist Tendency International Socialist Tendency International Workers' League List of Trotskyist organizations by country Branches Orthodox Trotskyism Third camp Communism portal v t e