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Henning A. Blomen

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Henning A. Blomen
Blomen in 1968
Personal details
Born(1910-09-28)September 28, 1910
New Bedford, Massachusetts, US
DiedJuly 14, 1993(1993-07-14) (aged 82)
North Reading, Massachusetts US
PartySocialist Labor Party of America
Other political
affiliations
Industrial Union Party
OccupationPolitical activist, political candidate

Henning A. Blomen (September 28, 1910 – July 14, 1993) was an American political activist and candidate. He was a candidate for United States President of the Socialist Labor Party of America in 1968, and for Vice President in 1964.

Biography

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Blomen was born in on September 28, 1910, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the son of Swedish immigrant Gustav A. Blomen[1] and Clara E. (née Magnuson) Blomen.[2] He graduated from Somerville High School.[3] He worked as a shipper and coffee importer, and for more than 25 years was a machine assembler for the Dewey & Almy Chemical Company, a chemical company.[2][3] On October 16, 1940, he was drafted to serve in World War II.[4]

From 1932 to 1990, Blomen was a member of the Socialist Labor Party of America (SLP).[3] He was also a member of the Industrial Union Party.[4] In 1934, he campaigned for the SLP across Massachusetts.[1] Politicially, he was a De Leonist.[5] He opposed the Vietnam War.[6] He advocated a bloodless revolution, the abolishment of capitalism, and the establishment of a socialist industrial republic.[3]

Blomen was the SLP Presidential Vice Presidential candidate during the 1964 Presidential election,[7] alongside Eric Hass.[8] He was the 1968 Presidential Candidate, alongside Paul Boutelle as his running mate.[2] He ran in the 1968 United States House of Representatives elections, for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, receiving one vote.[9] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts fourteen times,[3] including in 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1966, and 1970.[2]

On February 19, 1969, he married Connie Zimmerman,[2] who went on to be the SLP vice presidential candidate in 1976.[10] He had three children, sons John and David Elwell, and daughter Francis Tripp.[3] In 1990, he entered a nursing home in North Reading, Massachusetts,[3] dying there on July 14, 1993, aged 82.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Socialist Labor Party In Running Since 1892". Herald News. October 31, 1968. p. 60. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Blodget to Blouin". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Henning Blomen Obituary". The Boston Globe. July 20, 1993. p. 63. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  4. ^ a b Libraries, University of Minnesota. "Henning Blomen". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  5. ^ "Socialist Labor Candidate Speaking At Milwaukee". The Post-Crescent. September 19, 1968. p. 4. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  6. ^ "SOCIALIST LABORITE SEES RISE IN PARTY". The New York Times. November 2, 1968. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  7. ^ "Connie Blomen Biography and Campaign Fact Sheet, 1976 - The Henry Ford". www.thehenryford.org. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "National Ticket Is Chosen By Socialist Labor Party". The New York Times. May 6, 1968. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  9. ^ "Pittsgrove Goes For Democrats". The Daily Journal. November 6, 1968. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  10. ^ "margaretkay poet". margaretkay poet. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  11. ^ Libraries, University of Minnesota. "Minnesota Historical Election Archive". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
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