George E. Deatherage

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Date of birth:15. 11. 1892
Date of death:31. 03. 1965
Age:72† Deceased
Gender:Male
Era:1940s
State:West Virginia
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George E. Deatherage

Biography

George E. Deatherage was an engineer and far-right organizer who led a revival of the Knights of the White Camellia. He promoted antisemitic and fascist politics during the 1930s and testified before the Dies Committee in 1939. He was named in the January 3, 1944 Washington indictment alleging conspiracy to undermine military loyalty under the Smith Act. The mass trial ended in a mistrial on December 7, 1944. The indictment was dismissed in December 1946; no conviction resulted in this case.

Case

Charges: Washington sedition prosecution: conspiracy under former 18 U.S.C. § 11 to violate the Smith Act’s military-insubordination provision, former 18 U.S.C. § 9.
Sentence: No sentence imposed
Judge: Edward C. Eicher; Bolitha J. Laws (dismissal proceedings)
Indicted: January 3, 1944 superseding indictment naming thirty defendants.
Convicted: No

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