Allan W. Thurman

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Allen William Thurman (1847–1922) was president of the Ohio Board of Administration in 1912.^[1] He was president of the American Association in 1890 and 1891 where he was known as "The White Winged Angel of Peace", so called because he helped negotiate the end of the labor strife that had resulted in the formation of the Players' League and the weakening of the finances of organized baseball.^[2]^[3] He was replaced by Louis Kramer. As a eugenicist he argued that "unless Ohio takes prompt measures to stop the production of imbeciles, within ten years it will be bankrupted by the cost of maintaining this part of its population."^[1]

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Biography

He was born around 1835 in Chillicothe, Ohio to Allen Granberry Thurman and Mary Anderson Dun.^[4]^[5] In 1855 he married Mary P. Halliday.

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References

1 2 "Topics of the Times" (PDF). The New York Times . September 26, 1912. Retrieved 2009-07-29. According to Allan W. Thurman, President of the Ohio Board of Administration, unless that State takes prompt measures to stop the production of imbeciles, within ten years it will be bankrupted by the cost of maintaining this part of its population.
↑ Encyclopedia of major league baseball teams. HarperCollins. 993. ISBN 0-06-270049-9. The most talked about possibility came from Allan W. Thurman, a Columbus director and president of the AA who was dubbed The White Winged Angel of Peace for ...
↑ "The Baseball Situation. What Allen W. Thurman Says About The New Deal" (PDF). The New York Times . October 12, 1890. Retrieved 2009-07-29. Allen W. Thurman, who is acting the part of the mediator in the baseball conference, left for Columbus, his home, last night. He will return next week to preside at the meeting to be held in this city. It was learned yesterday that Mr. Thurman was elected Chairman and Charles H. Byrne Secretary of the conference committee.
↑ "Judge Thurman's Health". The New York Times . August 6, 1899. Retrieved 2009-07-29. Judge Thurman and wife, accompanied by the family of his son, Mr. Allan W. Thurman ...
↑ "Allan W. Thurman". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2011-12-07. ... He was born in a prominent Ohio family around 1835; his father, Allen Granberry Thurman ...

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[board-1] 1 2 "Topics of the Times" (PDF). The New York Times . September 26, 1912. Retrieved 2009-07-29. According to Allan W. Thurman, President of the Ohio Board of Administration, unless that State takes prompt measures to stop the production of imbeciles, within ten years it will be bankrupted by the cost of maintaining this part of its population.

[2] Encyclopedia of major league baseball teams. HarperCollins. 993. ISBN 0-06-270049-9. The most talked about possibility came from Allan W. Thurman, a Columbus director and president of the AA who was dubbed The White Winged Angel of Peace for ...

[3] "The Baseball Situation. What Allen W. Thurman Says About The New Deal" (PDF). The New York Times . October 12, 1890. Retrieved 2009-07-29. Allen W. Thurman, who is acting the part of the mediator in the baseball conference, left for Columbus, his home, last night. He will return next week to preside at the meeting to be held in this city. It was learned yesterday that Mr. Thurman was elected Chairman and Charles H. Byrne Secretary of the conference committee.

[4] "Judge Thurman's Health". The New York Times . August 6, 1899. Retrieved 2009-07-29. Judge Thurman and wife, accompanied by the family of his son, Mr. Allan W. Thurman ...

[5] "Allan W. Thurman". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2011-12-07. ... He was born in a prominent Ohio family around 1835; his father, Allen Granberry Thurman ...