Upton Sinclair

Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American politician who served as the first Secretary-General of the United Republics from 1933 to 1937.

Aside from his political activities, Sinclair was also one of the most renowned American writers of the early XX century. He first acquired his fame for his muckraking novel The Jungle (1906), which exposed the harsh conditions of the immigrant workers in the American in the American meat packing industry, causing an outcry among the American public.