Simon Wing (August 29, 1826 – December 17, 1910) was a daguerreotypist, camera inventor and

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politician. He is best remembered as the first candidate of the

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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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on August 29, 1826. As a photographer and ferrotypist, he kept a studio on Washington Street in

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. Wing spent most of his life living in the town of Watertown,

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Political career

Wing was an active member of the

(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

Simon Wing died December 17, 1910 at his home in

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. 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 1826 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