Maynard C. Krueger

Maynard C. Krueger (January 16, 1906 – December 20, 1991) was an American socialist politician and an economics professor at the University of Chicago. He is best remembered as the 1940 Vice Presidential nominee of the Socialist Party of America.

Maynard Krueger was born January 16, 1906 on a farm near Alexandria, Missouri, in 1906.

A gifted student, Krueger completed his high school work at the aged of 15. He entered the University of Missouri, from which he received an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1926 and a Master's degree in 1927.

An instructor at the University of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1932, Krueger also spent time at the universities of Berlin, Paris, and Geneva. His leftist associates in Paris included George Orwell.

In 1932, Krueger accepted a position at the University of Chicago as an Assistant Professor, initially lecturing in Sociology under Edward Shils. Soon moving to the Economics Department, Krueger became an Associate Professor in 1947, a full Professor in 1965, and Emeritus in 1977. He gained a measure of public recognition during the 1930s as a frequent participant in the University of Chicago's regular Round Table radio broadcasts.

Krueger was involved with many left-wing organizations such as the Socialist Party of America and the Chicago Workers Committee on Unemployment. During the election campaign of 1932, Krueger served as the National Director of Research for the Socialist Party. Krueger was also active in the trade union movement, serving three times as a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers during the decade of the 1930s. He was also active in the Chicago Federation of Labor during 1936 and 1937.

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