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Edward Reynolds Pease
British political scientist
Quick Facts
- Born:
- December 23, 1857, Henbury Hill, Dorset, England
- Died:
- January 5, 1955, Limpsfield, Surrey (aged 97)
- Founder:
- Labour Party
- Political Affiliation:
- Labour Party
Edward Reynolds Pease (born December 23, 1857, Henbury Hill, Dorset, England—died January 5, 1955, Limpsfield, Surrey) was an English writer and one of the founders of the Fabian Society. Born to a prosperous family, Pease left a business career and joined with Frank Podmore, a spiritualist and socialist writer, to found the Fabian Society in London in January 1884. The Fabians sought a gradualist approach to socialism in Britain. Early members included such leading intellectuals as George Bernard Shaw, Beatrice and Sidney Webb, and Graham Wallas. Following the notions of William Morris, the socialist who stressed craftsmanship, Pease left the ...(100 of 178 words)