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| File:Markward 061151twp.jpgMary Markward is sworn before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1951. | |
| Born | Mary Stalcup February 10, 1922 Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Died | November 1972 |
| Occupation | FBI informant |
| Parent(s) | Maria and Benjamin Stalcup |
Mary R. Stalcup Markward (February 10, 1922 – November 1972) was for seven years a member of the Washington, DC "District Communist Party" as director of the party's membership. She was actually working undercover for the FBI.
She was born as Mary R. Stalcup to Maria and Benjamin Stalcup. Benjamin worked as a government bookbinder. She lived in Fairfax County, Virginia) and was recruited by the FBI in 1943, just a week after her wedding. Her husband, George, had been sent to Europe to fight in World War II. She was working in a beauty shop on Massachusetts Avenue.
HUAC
She testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities on July 11, 1951 that Annie Lee Moss and about 240 other people were Communist party members. She provided the names of their spouses and gave the exact dates of party meetings.
References
- ^ "Pointing the Way in the Hunt for Communists". Washington Post. Monday, July 5, 1999. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
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