Arnold Petersen
Arnold Petersen | |
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| National Secretary of the Socialist Labor Party | |
| In office February 1, 1914 – 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Augustine |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Karp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1885 Odense, Denmark |
| Died | February 5, 1976 (aged 90) Paterson, New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality | Danish American |
| Political party | Socialist Labor (since 1907) |
| Children | 1 |
| Part of the Politics series on |
| De Leonism |
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Arnold Petersen (April 16, 1885 – February 5, 1976) was the National Secretary of the Socialist Labor Party of America from 1914 to 1969. Petersen played a major role as spokesman for that party and as a promoter of the De Leonist version of Marxist theory in the 20th century.