Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Upton Sinclair across 7 places, from 1888 to 1968.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker journalist, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Upton Sinclair was documented, and when
1888year
Queensattested“In 1888, the Sinclair family moved to Queens, New York City, where his father sold shoes.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
April 1900month
Lake Massawippiattested“In April 1900, Sinclair went to Lake Massawippi in Quebec to work on a novel, renting a small cabin for three months and then moving to a farmhouse where he was reintroduced to Meta Fuller (1880–1964), who later became his first wife.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
April 1900month
Quebecattested“In April 1900, Sinclair went to Lake Massawippi in Quebec to work on a novel, renting a small cabin for three months and then moving to a farmhouse where he was reintroduced to Meta Fuller (1880–1964), who later became his first wife.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1904 to 1906period
Chicagoattested“In 1904, Sinclair spent seven weeks in disguise, working undercover in Chicago's meatpacking plants to research his novel The Jungle (1906), a political exposé that addressed conditions in the plants, as well as the lives of poor immigra…”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1911year
New Castle Countyattested“In 1911, Sinclair was arrested for playing tennis on the Sabbath and spent eighteen hours in the New Castle County prison in lieu of paying a fine.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
25 November 1968exact date
Bound Brook, New Jerseyattested“They moved to Buckeye, Arizona, before returning east to Bound Brook, New Jersey, where Sinclair died in a nursing home on November 25, 1968, a year after Mary.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
25 November 1968exact date
Buckeye, Arizonaattested“They moved to Buckeye, Arizona, before returning east to Bound Brook, New Jersey, where Sinclair died in a nursing home on November 25, 1968, a year after Mary.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
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15 September 1892exact date
City College of New Yorkmentioned“Upton entered the City College of New York five days before his 14th birthday, on September 15, 1892.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
25 February 1905exact date
Chicagomentioned“His fictional novel based on the meatpacking industry in Chicago, The Jungle, was first published in serial form in the socialist newspaper Appeal to Reason, from February 25, 1905, to November 4, 1905.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1906year
New Jersey's 4th congressional districtmentioned“Sinclair's first campaign for public office came in 1906 when he ran for Congress in New Jersey's 4th congressional district, polling 3% of the vote.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1906year
New Jerseymentioned“Sinclair's first campaign for public office came in 1906 when he ran for Congress in New Jersey's 4th congressional district, polling 3% of the vote.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1914year
New York Citymentioned“In 1914, Sinclair helped organize demonstrations in New York City against Rockefeller at the Standard Oil offices.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1914year
New Yorkmentioned“In 1914, Sinclair helped organize demonstrations in New York City against Rockefeller at the Standard Oil offices.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1914year
Croton-on-Hudson, New Yorkmentioned“In 1914 he moved to Croton-on-Hudson, New York, joining the local community of prominent socialists.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1916year
Pasadena, Californiamentioned“The Sinclairs moved to Pasadena, California in 1916 and lived there for nearly four decades.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1919year
United Statesmentioned“In The Brass Check (1919), Sinclair made a systematic and incriminating critique of the severe limitations of the "free press" in the United States.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
1934year
Californiamentioned“In 1934, Sinclair ran in the California gubernatorial election as a Democrat.”source: Wikipedia: Upton Sinclair
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