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Thomas Quinn

AKA: Tom Quinn
Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Pennsylvania
Support
Labor Organizing Civil Liberties Communism
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Biography

Thomas Quinn was a field representative of the United Electrical Workers cited for contempt of Congress after refusing to answer a House Un-American Activities Committee question about Communist Party membership. He received six months in jail and a $500 fine, but the conviction was reversed on appeal and the Supreme Court directed his acquittal on May 23, 1955. No served term has been found.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentenced: 1951
Sentence: Six months and a $500 fine. The conviction was reversed, and the Supreme Court directed acquittal on May 23, 1955; no served term has been found.
Convicted: Yes