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Biography of Victor Louis Berger
Name: Victor Louis Berger
Birth Date: February 28, 1860
Death Date: July 16, 1929
Place of Birth: Nieder-Rehbach, Austria-Hungary
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: congressman, political leader
Victor Louis Berger
Victor Louis Berger (1860-1929) was the first Socialist elected to the U.S. Congress. A principal founder of the Socialist Party of America, he remained one of its most important figures until his death.Victor Berger was born in Nieder-Rehbach, Austria-Hungary, on Feb. 28, 1860. His parents were prosperous innkeepers. Berger attended the universities in Vienna and Budapest. At the age of 18 he emigrated to Bridgeport, Conn., where he worked at a variety of jobs. In 1881 he became a teacher in the largely German-speaking city of Milwaukee, Wis.Berger was active in Milwaukee politics almost from the beginning. The Germans of the city mixed old-country social-democratic politics with their athletic and social club activities, and Berger was suspended from his job once because of his radical ideas. Shortly after marrying in 1897, Berger abandoned teaching and became founder and editor of the Wisconsin Vorwärts, a German-language daily newspaper. Although he had been …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…constituency.Berger was a flexible politician, yet he could be irascible and petty in his intraparty dealings. His writings were considerable. In addition to his many pamphlets, Berger was the editor of the Vorwärts (1897-1901), the Social Democratic Herald (1901-1911), and the Milwaukee Leader (1911-1921). Associated Organizations Further Reading There is no adequate biography of Victor Berger; one should first consult his writings. The best collection is his Voice and Pen of Victor L. Berger: Congressional Speeches and Editorials (1929). David A. Shannon, The Socialist Party of America: A History (1955), describes Berger and his policies objectively and sympathetically. An unsympathetic analysis may be found in Ira Kipnis, The American Socialist Movement: 1897-1912 (1952). Howard H. Quint, The Forging of American Socialism (1953), provides a good account of Berger's movement. Marvin Wachman, History of the Social-Democratic Party of. Milwaukee, 1897-1910 (1945), is valuable but dated. More recent is Thomas W. Gavett, Development of the Labor Movement in Milwaukee (1965).
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