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'''Henry George''' (September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AWxNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA578 The Illustrated American, Volume 22]</ref> was an [[American]] [[economist]] who wrote one of the most widely read [[economic]] treatises in history: ''[[Progress and Poverty]]'' (1879).  The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a [[Land value tax|single tax on land]].  He argued that land, unlike other [[factors of production]], is supplied by nature and that [[rent]] is unearned surplus.  The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George.

'''Henry George''' (September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AWxNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA578 The Illustrated American, Volume 22]</ref> was an [[American]] [[economist]] who wrote one of the most widely read [[economic]] treatises in history: ''[[Progress and Poverty]]'' (1879).  The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a [[Land value tax|single tax on land]].  He argued that land, unlike other [[factors of production]], is supplied by nature and that [[rent]] is unearned surplus.  The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George.

Many of his ideas are based on the Mosaic law, especially the Law of Jubilee. <ref>http://whatwouldjesustax.com/docs/George_Moses.htm</ref>

Many of his ideas are based on the Mosaic law, especially the Law of Jubilee.<ref>http://whatwouldjesustax.com/docs/George_Moses.htm</ref>

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Henry George was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 2nd of September 1839. He settled in California in 1858; then later removed to New York in 1880; was first a printer, then an editor, but finally devoted all his life to economic and social questions.

Henry George was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 2nd of September 1839. He settled in California in 1858; then later removed to New York in 1880; was first a printer, then an editor, but finally devoted all his life to economic and social questions.

In 1860, George met Annie Corsina Fox.  Her family was very opposed to the relationship, and in 1861 they eloped.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=a5A-4cWpRxMC&pg=PR26 Henry George: Collected Journalistic Writings, Volume 1]</ref>

In 1860, George met Annie Corsina Fox.  Her family was very opposed to the relationship, and in 1861 they eloped.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=a5A-4cWpRxMC&pg=PR26 Henry George: Collected Journalistic Writings, Volume 1]</ref>

==Publishing Career==

==Publishing career==

In 1871 he published Our Land Policy, which, as further developed in 1879 under the title of [[Progress and Poverty]], speedily attracted the widest attention both in America and in Europe. In 1886 he published Protection or Free Trade. Henry George had no political ambition, but in 1886 he received an independent nomination as mayor of New York City with the United Labor Party,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1XTvAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA106 American Labor History Made Easy!]</ref> which was a creation of New York's Central Labor Union.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ATL_3v4_PkwC&pg=PA127 Trade Unions and Community: The German Working Class in New York City, 1870-1900]</ref>

In 1871 he published Our Land Policy, which, as further developed in 1879 under the title of [[Progress and Poverty]], speedily attracted the widest attention both in America and in Europe. In 1886 he published Protection or Free Trade. Henry George had no political ambition, but in 1886 he received an independent nomination as mayor of New York City with the United Labor Party,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1XTvAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA106 American Labor History Made Easy!]</ref> which was a creation of New York's Central Labor Union.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ATL_3v4_PkwC&pg=PA127 Trade Unions and Community: The German Working Class in New York City, 1870-1900]</ref>

==Ideological Influence==

==Ideological Influence==

Henry George's ideology has been highly influential, and has been credited as a major part of the creation of the British [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Society]]<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13715/13715-h/13715-h.htm The History of the Fabian Society], Pease, Edward R. (1912)</ref>, as well as influencing the creation of [[The Landlord's Game]], the predecessor to [[Monopoly (board game)#History|Monopoly (board game)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nypost.com/2015/01/25/the-anti-capitalism-roots-of-monopoly-and-the-scandal-behind-it/ |title=The scandal behind the anti-capitalist roots of Monopoly |work=[[New York Post]] |date=January 25, 2015 }}</ref> and the American [[Progressive]] movement.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TPccAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246 Henry George and the Beginnings of Revolutionary Socialism in the United States], The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science</ref>

Henry George's ideology has been highly influential, and has been credited as a major part of the creation of the British [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Society]],<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13715/13715-h/13715-h.htm The History of the Fabian Society], Pease, Edward R. (1912)</ref> as well as influencing the creation of [[The Landlord's Game]], the predecessor to [[Monopoly (board game)#History|Monopoly (board game)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nypost.com/2015/01/25/the-anti-capitalism-roots-of-monopoly-and-the-scandal-behind-it/ |title=The scandal behind the anti-capitalist roots of Monopoly |work=[[New York Post]] |date=January 25, 2015 }}</ref> and the American [[Progressive]] movement.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TPccAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246 Henry George and the Beginnings of Revolutionary Socialism in the United States], The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science</ref>

Archibald Henderson, [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s biographer notes that Shaw credits George singly with his conversion to [[socialism]].<ref name=Henderson>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBZXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA96|last1=Henderson|first1=Archibald|title=George Bernard Shaw, his life and works|date=1911|publisher=Stewart & Kidd company|pages=96}}</ref>  At 15 years of age, Shaw was so profoundly impacted by Georgism that he studied [[Progress and Poverty]], started attending meetings of the Social Democratic Federation, and later studied the works of [[Karl Marx]].<ref name=Henderson />

Archibald Henderson, [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s biographer notes that Shaw credits George singly with his conversion to [[socialism]].<ref name=Henderson>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BBZXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA96|last1=Henderson|first1=Archibald|title=George Bernard Shaw, his life and works|date=1911|publisher=Stewart & Kidd company|pages=96}}</ref>  At 15 years of age, Shaw was so profoundly impacted by Georgism that he studied [[Progress and Poverty]], started attending meetings of the Social Democratic Federation, and later studied the works of [[Karl Marx]].<ref name=Henderson />

* Political Economy (1898)

* Political Economy (1898)

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Single Tax Colony]]

* [[Single Tax Colony]]

* [[Edward Bellamy]]

* [[Edward Bellamy]]

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==External Links==

==External links==

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=TAUPAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 The life of Henry George, by his son], Henry George Jr.  Contains several pictures.

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=TAUPAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1 The life of Henry George, by his son], Henry George Jr.  Contains several pictures.

* [https://librivox.org/author/6200 Works by Henry George - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]

* [https://librivox.org/author/6200 Works by Henry George - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]

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