Hugh Bryson

Released
Date of death:20. 05. 1984
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:California
Support
Communism Communist Party USA
Hugh Bryson

Biography

President of the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards, a left-led maritime union expelled from the CIO in 1950 for Communist domination. CPUSA member from at least 1937. Signed Taft-Hartley non-Communist affidavits in April 1951; tried and convicted 1955 under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 of falsely denying CPUSA affiliation. Conviction upheld at Bryson v. United States, 396 U.S. 64 (1969).

Case

Charges: False statement (18 U.S.C. § 1001) in non-Communist affidavit under Taft-Hartley §9(h).
Arrested: Jun 14, 1954
Sentenced: Jun 14, 1955
Released: December 1959
Sentence: 5 years federal prison + $10,000 fine Custody chronology: The Supreme Court reported that Bryson served almost two years before parole in December 1959 (Bryson v. United States, 396 U.S. 64, footnote 4). His parole continued while part of the fine remained unpaid; parole was not continued imprisonment. The National Guardian of June 27, 1955 reported his release after the appeals court reduced bail on June 17. The exact admission date for the later prison term and exact December parole day remain unverified.
Convicted: Yes

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