Harry Bridges

AKA: Alfred Renton Bridges
Released
Date of birth:28. 07. 1901
Date of death:30. 03. 1990
Age:88† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
20 Days
Support
Communism
Harry Bridges

Biography

Australian-born president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for 40 years. Led the 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike; founded the ILWU in 1937. The U.S. government pursued him in four major proceedings (1939, 1941, 1948-55) attempting to deport him as a Communist. In 1949 indicted for perjury and conspiracy for denying CP membership in his 1945 naturalization. Convicted 1950, sentenced 5 years; jailed 3 weeks August 1950 before bail. Reversed by SCOTUS Bridges v. United States, 346 U.S. 209 (1953).

Case

San Francisco County Jail
Charges: Perjury (18 U.S.C. § 1621) and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. (18 U.S.C. § 371) in 1945 naturalization.
Arrested: May 24, 1949
Sentenced: Apr 3, 1950
Incarcerated: Aug 5, 1950
Released: Aug 25, 1950
Sentence: 5 years federal prison; conviction reversed by SCOTUS 1953; ~3 weeks served August 1950 Charges as recorded: Perjury (18 U.S.C. § 1621) and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. (18 U.S.C. § 371) in 1945 naturalization. Reversed Bridges v. United States, 346 U.S. 209 (1953).
Prosecutor: F. Joseph Donohue (DOJ Special Prosecutor)
Judge: Hon. George B. Harris
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: California

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