Tom Burpee

Tom Burpee (born 1885 or 1886)^[1] was elected the first leader of the Communist Party of Canada in May 1921. He was succeeded in December 1921 by William Moriarty.^[2] He remained active with the party for the rest of his life and was one of three founding members present at the party's fiftieth anniversary celebration in 1971.^[1]

References

1 2 Conn Hughes, Barry (January 22, 1972). "Arise, Ye Prisoners of Starvation". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
↑ http://books.google.ca/books?id=hT0iAAAAMAAJ&q=tom+burpee+communist&dq=tom+burpee+communist&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ynQfT_DMJ6_F0AHA-uQH&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAw

Leaders of the Labor-Progressive Party/Communist Party of Canada

Burpee Moriarty MacDonald Buck Morris Kashtan Hewison Figueroa Rowley

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