Benjamin Nichols

Benjamin Nichols

Benjamin "Ben" Nichols (1920-November 24, 2007) was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University and mayor of Ithaca, New York. He was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and as such was one of few Socialists elected to public office in the United States in the late 20th century.

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