John Froines

John Radford Froines (June 13, 1939 – July 13, 2022)^[1] was an American chemist and anti-war activist. He was known as a member of the Chicago Seven.^[2] He was charged with the Chicago Seven for causing the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He and Lee Weiner were the only two defendants to be acquitted by the jury on both of the counts charged against them^[3] and the contempt of court findings

John Froines
Born	John Radford Froines (1939-05-31)May 31, 1939 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died	July 13, 2022(2022-07-13) (aged 83) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BS) Yale University (MS, PhD)

At the time of his arrest, he was a professor at Goddard College in Vermont.^[4][5] He later served as the Director of Toxic Substances at the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration as well. He later worked at the University of California, Los Angeles.^[6][7] He retired in 2011.^[8]

Froines died on July 13, 2022 at a hospital in Santa Monica, California from problems caused by Parkinson's disease, aged 83.^[9]