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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 the Socialist Labor Party of America's nominee for President of the United States in 1968, after running as its nominee 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 vice presidential nominee during the 1964 Presidential election,[7] alongside Eric Hass.[8] He was the party's 1968 presidential nominee, with Paul Boutelle as his running mate.[2] Also in 1968, he received one vote for the United States House of Representatives in New Jersey's 2nd congressional district.[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. 1 2 "Socialist Labor Party In Running Since 1892". Herald News. October 31, 1968. p. 60. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Blodget to Blouin". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Henning Blomen Obituary". The Boston Globe. July 20, 1993. p. 63. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  4. 1 2 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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