John Froines

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John R. Froines is a chemist and anti-war activist.

He is most noted as a member of the Chicago Seven, a group charged with involvement with the riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Froines, who holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Yale, was charged with interstate travel for purposes of inciting a riot and with making incendiary devices. He and Lee Weiner were the only two defendants to be acquitted by the jury on both of the counts charged against them [1], and contempt of court findings by Judge Julius Hoffman were rejected in their entirety after an appeal.

Froines later served as the Director of Toxic Substances at the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. He currently teaches at the UCLA School of Public Health [2].

Persondata
NAME	Froines, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Political activist
DATE OF BIRTH	MAY 12 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	CHICAGO ILLINOIS
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH