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John Saxton Sumner
John Saxton Sumner (September 22, 1876 - June 20, 1971) headed the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (NYSSV), a New York (state), New York state censorship body empowered to recommend obscenity cases to the appropriate prosecutors. He served as Associate Secretary of the NYSSV for three years, succeeding founder Anthony Comstock as Executive Secretary in 1915, upon the latter's death. Sumner retired in 1950; the organization, by then named the Society to Maintain Public Decency, was disbanded shortly thereafter. Biography Sumner was born in Washington, D.C. on September 22, 1876, the son of Rear Admiral George W. Sumner, U.S.N. He was educated in Washington and Brooklyn. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association, New York State Bar in 1904. Sumner's actions as NYSSV chief were frequently controversial. He did not win all his cases, and was occasionally hit by countersuits from acquitted publishers. Unapologetic, Sumner was quick to defend the NYSSV and its a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Saxton Sumner In 1915
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
