John W. Aiken

John William Aiken (August 13, 1896[1][2] – December 14, 1968) was an American furniture finisher and socialist activist.

Aiken was the vice-presidential and presidential nominee of the Socialist Labor Party of America.

In 1936, Aiken, now a Chelsea, Massachusetts resident, was named to the top of the ticket with Emil F. Teichert as the party's nominee for vice president.

[3] Aiken was a resident of a mobile home park in East Hartford, Connecticut, and died in Bridgeport.

He had six children and served in the United States Army's Motor Transport Corps during World War I.