Background
Sumner, John Saxton was born on September 22, 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of George Watson (Rear Admiral, United States Navy) and Henrietta (Ruan) Sumner.
lawyer bank and brokerage executive
Sumner, John Saxton was born on September 22, 1876 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of George Watson (Rear Admiral, United States Navy) and Henrietta (Ruan) Sumner.
Bachelor of Laws, New York University, 1904.
Elizabeth (Mistress Harry Lee Powell, Junior). Banking and brokerage business, 1895-1905. General law practice, 1905-1913.
Associate secretary New York Society for Suppression of Vice, later Society to Maintain Public Decency, 1913-1915, secretary, 1915-1950. A leader in movements and legislation directed against demoralizing influences in publications, the screen, the stage, etc.
Served as Young Men’s Christian Association secretary with 26th Division and 82d Division, United States Army, St. Mihiel and Argonne offensives, 1918. Member Founders and Patriots America, S.A.R., Phi Delta Phi, Zeta Psi.
Married Eloise Peckham, November 17, 1904.