Henry Hyndman

Henry Hyndman
Hyndman c. 1911
Leader of the National Socialist Party
In office 1916 (1916) – 22 November 1921 (1921-11-22) (his death)
Preceded by	Party established
Leader of the British Socialist Party
In office 1911 (1911)–1915 (1915)
Preceded by	Party established
Succeeded by	Dan Irving
Leader of the Social Democratic Federation
In office 7 June 1881 (1881-06-07) – 1911 (1911)
Personal details
Born	Henry Mayers Hyndman (1842-03-07)7 March 1842 London, England
Died	22 November 1921(1921-11-22) (aged 79) Hampstead, England
Political party	Social Democratic Federation (after 1881) Conservative (until 1881)
Spouse(s)	Matilda Ware ​ ​ (m. 1876; died 1913)​ Rosalind Travers ​ (m. 1914)​
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Henry Mayers Hyndman (/ˈhaɪndmən/; 7 March 1842 – 22 November 1921) was an English writer, politician and socialist.

Originally a conservative, he was converted to socialism by Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto and launched Britain's first socialist political party, the Democratic Federation, later known as the Social Democratic Federation, in 1881.

Although this body attracted radicals such as William Morris and George Lansbury, Hyndman was generally disliked as an authoritarian who could not unite his party. Nonetheless, Hyndman was the first author to popularise Marx's works in English.