Warren Billings
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Warren Knox Billings (July 4, 1893 – September 4, 1972) was a labor leader and political activist, who was convicted with Thomas Mooney of the San Francisco Preparedness Day Bombing of 1916. It is believed that the two were wrongly convicted of a crime they did not commit. Billings served 23 years in prison before being released in 1939 and finally being pardoned in 1961 by governor Edmund G. Brown.
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Warren K. Billings | |
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Born | (1893-07-04)July 4, 1893 Middletown, New York |
Died | September 4, 1972(1972-09-04) (aged 79) Redwood City, California |
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Known for | 1916 Preparedness Day bombing |
Criminal status | Released in 1939, pardoned in 1961 |
Spouse | Josephine Rudolph |
Parent | William Billings |
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Penalty | Death, commuted to life imprisonment |
Date apprehended | July 26, 1916 |
Imprisoned at | Folsom State Prison |
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