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American activist (1909–2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Bond Trevor, Jr. (4 July 1909 – 27 August 2006) was an electrical engineer,[1] author,[2] trustee of the Trudeau Institute,[3] and a director of the Pioneer Fund.[4][5]
Trevor was born in 1909. His father, John B. Trevor, Sr., was an influential immigration restrictionist.[6] Trevor graduated Columbia College and Columbia School of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry.[7]
During World War II, he was Project Engineer in charge of developing and evaluating Shipborne Anti-Aircraft Control Systems at the Naval Research Laboratory; author of several classified books and manuals for the armed forces; decorated with the Meritorious Civilian Service Award by the United States Navy.[1]
Trevor spent decades in the Pioneer Fund, the funder of scientific racism, as a director and treasurer.[8] Testifying against more liberal immigration laws in 1965, Trevor warned against "a conglomeration of racial and ethnic elements" that he said led to "a serious culture decline."[9] He was a founder of the American Coalition of Patriotic Societies, which promoted "undivided allegiance to the United States" as well as immigration restrictions.[10][better source needed]
Trevor was a trustee of the Trudeau Institute for twenty-two years.[3][11]
An accomplished sailor, he was Commodore of the St. Regis Yacht Club (1938–1939, 1962–1964, 1979–1980),[12] and he co-authored Wind and Tide in Yacht Racing.[2]
He was a past president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, as well as a past trustee of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.[13] He was the oldest member of the Union Club of New York City at the time of his death on August 27, 2006.[13] His papers are stored at the University of Michigan.[14]
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