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James H. Manning

Released
Date of birth:1859
Date of death:01. 01. 1938
Age:79 Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Washington
Support
Anti-Militarism Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
James H. Manning

Biography

James H. Manning, a laborer from Seattle, Washington, was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Chicago, sentenced to five years in prison and fined $30,000. He served in the Cook County Jail and Leavenworth Penitentiary.

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918 (mass IWW trial in Chicago).
Sentence: Five years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).