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{{Short description|American lawyer and activist}}
'''Albert DeSilver''' ([[1888]]-[[1924]]) was a founding member of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU).
{{for|the American poet and memoirist|Albert Flynn DeSilver}}
'''Albert DeSilver''' (August 27, 1888 – December 7, 1924)<ref name="Yaleobit192425">{{cite web | url=http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1924-25.pdf | title=Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1924-1925 | accessdate=March 24, 2011 | year=1925 | publisher=Yale University | pages=1442–1443}}</ref> was a founding member of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU).


DeSilver graduated from [[Yale]] in [[1910]] and then earned a law degree at [[Columbia Law School]]. Though he was being groomed for a place in New York's legal establishment, he resigned his law practice in 1918 to become one of the founding members of the [[National Civil Liberties Bureau]] (later known as the [[American Civil Liberties Union]]) in order to devote himself full-time to defending [[conscientious objector]]s, other citizens, and immigrants against unconstitutional persecution under new laws such as the [[Espionage Act of 1917]] and the [[Sedition Act of 1918]]. During [[World War I]], DeSilver used his own [[war bond]]s to post [[bail]] for defendants in [[free speech]] cases.
DeSilver graduated from [[Yale]] in 1910, where he was a member of [[Skull and Bones]],<ref name=Yaleobit192425 /> and then earned a law degree at [[Columbia Law School]] (1913) (editor [[Columbia Law Review]]). Though he was being groomed for a place in New York's legal establishment, he resigned his law practice in 1918 to become one of the founding members of the [[National Civil Liberties Bureau]] (later known as the [[American Civil Liberties Union]]) to devote himself full-time to defending [[conscientious objector]]s, other citizens, and immigrants against persecution under new laws such as the [[Espionage Act of 1917]] and the [[Sedition Act of 1918]]. During [[World War I]], DeSilver used his own [[war bond]]s to post [[bail]] for defendants in [[free speech]] cases.


At the founding of the ACLU in 1920, DeSilver was named Associate Director and worked in legal defense, public education, and lobbying. While alive, DeSilver provided more than half of the ACLU's operating funds on an annual basis. After his death at age 36, DeSilver's wife Margaret continued contributing to the ACLU each year in his name.
At the founding of the ACLU in 1920, DeSilver was named Associate Director and worked in legal defense, public education, and lobbying. While alive, DeSilver provided more than half of the ACLU's operating funds on an annual basis. He was killed by an express train at 36.<ref name=Yaleobit192425 /> After his death, DeSilver's wife, Margaret, continued contributing to the ACLU each year in his name. In her own right Margaret DeSilver acted as a patron of the arts, notably of Modernist poet Basil Bunting.


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[http://www.aclufl.org/join_now/desilver_biography.cfm The Albert DeSilver story] via ACLU Florida
* Walter Nelles, ''A Liberal in Wartime: The Education of Albert DeSilver.'' New York: WW Norton, 1940.


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Latest revision as of 07:57, 13 April 2024

For the American poet and memoirist, see Albert Flynn DeSilver.

Albert DeSilver (August 27, 1888 – December 7, 1924)[1] was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

DeSilver graduated from Yale in 1910, where he was a member of Skull and Bones,[1] and then earned a law degree at Columbia Law School (1913) (editor Columbia Law Review). Though he was being groomed for a place in New York's legal establishment, he resigned his law practice in 1918 to become one of the founding members of the National Civil Liberties Bureau (later known as the American Civil Liberties Union) to devote himself full-time to defending conscientious objectors, other citizens, and immigrants against persecution under new laws such as the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918. During World War I, DeSilver used his own war bonds to post bail for defendants in free speech cases.

At the founding of the ACLU in 1920, DeSilver was named Associate Director and worked in legal defense, public education, and lobbying. While alive, DeSilver provided more than half of the ACLU's operating funds on an annual basis. He was killed by an express train at 36.[1] After his death, DeSilver's wife, Margaret, continued contributing to the ACLU each year in his name. In her own right Margaret DeSilver acted as a patron of the arts, notably of Modernist poet Basil Bunting.

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  1. ^ a b c "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1924-1925" (PDF). Yale University. 1925. pp. 1442–1443. Retrieved March 24, 2011.

Sources

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  • Walter Nelles, A Liberal in Wartime: The Education of Albert DeSilver. New York: WW Norton, 1940.
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