James Francis Carey (August 19, 1867 in Haverhill, Massachusetts[1] — December 31, 1938) was an American cobbler and Socialist politician from Massachusetts.

He served in a number of leading roles with the Socialist Party of Massachusetts.

In 1898, when he was elected to the Common Council of Haverhill, Massachusetts from Ward 5, Carey became the first socialist elected to municipal office in the United States.

[3] In 1902, when Prince Henry of Prussia visited the Massachusetts State House of Representatives,[4] Carey - as the lone Socialist Party member in the chamber - put on his cap, stood up, and walked out of the chamber at the exact moment Prince Henry walked in as a means of protesting Henry's warm welcome to the state.

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