James H. Maurer

James Maurer
Maurer c. 1919
President of the
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
In office
March 16, 1912  May 11, 1928
Preceded byElmer Ellsworth Greenawalt
Succeeded byJohn J. Casey
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Berks County district
In office
January 5, 1915  January 7, 1919
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
In office
January 3, 1911  January 7, 1913
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Member of the Reading City Council
In office
January 3, 1927  January 4, 1931
Preceded byFred G. Hodges
Succeeded byWilliam J. Smith
Personal details
Born
James Hudson Maurer

(1864-04-15)April 15, 1864
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1944(1944-03-06) (aged 79)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyPopulist (1891–1899)
Socialist Labor (1899–1901)
Socialist (1901–1944)

James Hudson Maurer (April 15, 1864 – March 16, 1944) was a prominent American socialist politician and trade unionist who twice ran for the office of vice president of the United States on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America. He served three non-consecutive terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives between 1911 and 1919, and as President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor from 1912 to 1928.