Allen W. Thurman
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by LT (talk | contribs) at 23:59, October 8, 2021. It may differ significantly from current revision.
| Allen William Thurman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Born | May 1847 Chillicothe, Ohio | ||
| Died | November 15, 1922 | ||
Allen William Thurman (May 1847 – 15 November 1922) was a baseball executive and Democrat from Ohio who was the head of the state's Board of Administration in the early 1910s. The son of outspokenly racist U.S. senator Allen G. Thurman, he was known for his advocacy of eugenics.[1]
Career
As the president of the Ohio Board of Administration, Thurman in late September 1912 advocated population control and called for preventing what he called "imbeciles" from having children.[1] He exclaimed in his "prophecy" that the state would be "bankrupted" if it continued to care for the disabled and disadvantaged.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 September 26, 1912. Predicting Ohio's Bankruptcy. The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2021.