Simon Wing (1826 –1910) was a daguerreotypist and camera inventor and

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politician. He is best remembered as the first candidate of the Socialist Labor Party of America for

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, running for that office in

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Biography

Simon Wing was born in Saint Albans

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in 29 August 1826. As a photographer and ferrotypist, he kept a studio on Washington Street in Boston. Wing spent most of his life living in the town of

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Political career

Wing was an active member of the Socialist Labor Party of America (SLP) and stood as its first nominee for

, heading a ticket with

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Charles H. Matchett. The SLP ran tickets in six states in that year, garnering a total vote of 21,512.

Death and legacy

Simon Wing died 17 December 1910 at his home in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was 84 years old at the time of his death.

Footnotes

External links

Flickr.com: Simon Wing "Little Gem" camera image
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wing, Simon Socialist Labor Party of America politicians from Massachusetts 1827 births 1911 deaths Photographers from Massachusetts People from St. Albans, Maine People from Watertown, Massachusetts Socialist Labor Party of America presidential nominees Candidates in the 1892 United States presidential election 19th-century American photographers