Emil Seidel (December 13, 1864 – June 24, 1947) was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. He was the first socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, and ran as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America in the 1912 presidential election. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This is a list of mayors of Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Categories: Lists of mayors | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Wisconsin politicians ... -1... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... Election poster for Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Party of America candidate for President, 1904 The Socialist Party of America was a socialist political party in the United States, the historic American member party of the Socialist International. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

Seidel was born in Ashland, Pennsylvania, USA. His family moved to Wisconsin when he was a child. As a young man he lived in Germany where he trained as a woodcarver and also became a socialist. Ashland is a borough located in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...

When he returned to the United States he joined the Socialist Party of America. Settling in Milwaukee, he and eight other socialists were elected as city aldermen in 1904. Nickname: The City of Festivals, The Brew City, The Cream City, The Nations Watering Hole Official website: http://www. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1910, Seidel was elected mayor of Milwaukee, becoming the first socialist mayor of a major city in the United States. During his administration the first public works department was established, the first fire and police commission was organized, and a city park system came into being. Seidel cleaned the town up with strict regulation of bars and the closing of brothels and sporting parlors (modern-day casinos). It was also during his administration that he employed the noted American poet and author Carl Sandburg for a brief time. It was Seidel's socialist inclinations that attracted Sandburg to Milwaukee.-1... A sex worker in Germany. ... The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. ... Time magazine, December 4, 1939 Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, historian, novelist, balladeer and folklorist. ...

In the 1912 mayoral election, the Democratic and Republican parties joined forces to defeat Seidel, resulting in his lose to Gerhard Bading. Seidel then chose to run for Vice President of the United States on the Socialist ticket with Eugene V. Debs, and the pair won a respectable 897,011 votes in the 1912 presidential election. Seidel served two more terms as alderman, in 1916-20 and 1932-36, before his death. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Gerhard Adolph Bading (August 31, 1870 – April 11, 1946) was an American politician who served as mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1912 to 1916 and U.S. Minister to Ecuador from 1922 to 1929. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... Eugene Victor Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American labor and political leader, one of the founders of the international labor union the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and five-time Socialist Party of America candidate for President of the United States. ...