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John Bond Trevor Sr. (1878–1956) was an American lawyer and "one of the most influential unelected officials affiliated with the U.S. Congress." 〔Tucker, William H (2002). ''The Funding of Scientific Racism: Wickliffe Draper and the Pioneer Fund.'' University of Illinois Press, ISBN 0-252-02762-0〕 He was very active in the immigration debate,〔Nelkin D, Michaels M. Biological categories and border controls: the revival of eugenics in anti-immigration rhetoric. ''International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy'', Volume 18, Number 56, 1998, pp. 35-63(29)〕 once described as "the most influential lobbyist for restriction." 〔Margo Conk. The Census, Political Power, and Social Change: The Significance of Population Growth in American History. ''Social Science History'', Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter, 1984), pp. 81-106〕 Along with Pennsylvania senator David A. Reed, and with strong support from the AF of L labor leader Samuel Gompers, he was influential in shaping the Immigration Act of 1924, which put in place restrictive immigration quotas and stood until 1964.〔Trevor, John B. (An Analysis of the American Immigration Act of 1924. )〕 Immigration advocate Louis Adamic wrote of Trevor that "if a man's love for his country is measurable by his detestation of all who had the bad taste to be born elsewhere, there probably is no greater patriot in America to-day."〔Louis Adamic, "Aliens and Alien-Baiters," ''Harper's Monthly Magazine'' vol. 173 (June/November, 1936), p. 566.〕 While Adamic is entitled to his opinion, the Sons of the American Revolution recognized Trevor's patriotism by awarding him their gold medal for ''Americanism'' in 1951.〔 Trevor received his law degree from Harvard and was a prominent New York socialite.〔Staff report (February 21, 1956). John Trevor dies; Urged Alien Law; Lawyer Helped Set Up the quota System, Assisted in Congressional Inquiries Got Legion of Honor. ''New York Times''〕 Trevor belonged to the circle of Madison Grant.〔John Higham. American Immigration Policy in Historical Perspective. ''Law and Contemporary Problems'', Vol. 21, No. 2, Immigration (Spring, 1956), pp. 213-235〕 During World War I, Trevor worked in military intelligence as a US Army captain and was decorated as chevalier in the French Légion d’Honneur for his assistance to the French Army in a matter of national importance.〔 In 1919, he was deputy attorney general of the State of New York. In 1920, he was associate counsel for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Sub-Committee and counsel of the New York State Legislative Committee Investigating Subversive Activities.〔Rollin Browne. A Vile Slander Laid to Rest〕 In 1927 he founded a committee that became the American Coalition of Patriotic Societies, an organization opposed to unrestricted immigration, natzism, fascism, and communism.〔 In 1954, the Atlanta Constitution published an article falsely associating Trevor with an organization called the ''Coalition of Patriotic Societies'' that supposedly was pro-Nazi. This story was later retracted on the front page of the Atlanta Constitution on 23 January 1957.〔Ralph McGill (January 23, 1957). Misunderstanding Corrected ''Atlanta Constitution''〕 Despite this published retraction and the corroborating sworn testimony of Special Assistant Attorney General of the United States, William P. Mahoney,〔Deposition of Hon. William Power Maloney in the US District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, Case No. 5226, January 1957〕 certain authors continue to perpetuate this slander by citing the original false article.〔"Professors of Hate", Rolling Stone, October 20, 1994〕〔(The Tanton Files, Heidi Beirich, SPLC,Sept 19, 2008 )〕 Mr. Trevor was a founding trustee of Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences,〔(St Regian, January 1, 1948 )〕 and at various times a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History,〔Fifty-Fifth Annual Report of the Trustees of The American Museum of Natural History, page xvii, July 15, 1924 ()〕 a trustee of New York University,〔 and Commodore of the St. Regis Yacht Club (1938-1939).〔St. Regis Yacht Club Centennial 1897-1997, Carl B Ely Shedd (1997)〕 On 25 June 1908, he married Caroline Murray Wilmerding.〔Staff report (June 26, 1908). J.B. TREVOR WEDS MISS WILMERDING; Countess of Strafford's Daughter and Miss Drayton the Bridesmaids. R.W. GOELET BEST MAN Willard Duncan Howe of Pittston, Penn., Leads Miss Pauline Howard of This City to the Altar. ''New York Times''〕 They had two sons. His son John B. Trevor Jr. was a founding trustee of the Trudeau Institute.〔The Trudeau Institute, HSL-wiki (Trudeau Institute )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John B. Trevor, Sr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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