Albert S. Bard
Albert S. Bard (born December 19, 1866 in Norwich , Connecticut , † March 25, 1963 there ) was an American lawyer and civil rights activist in New York City .
Life
From 1901 to 1935 the Harvard lawyer ran a law firm in New York City. However, Bard was best known as an activist for art, monument protection and good governance . Again and again he filed lawsuits against corrupt state and city employees as well as against bribed fellow citizens. He was one of the bourgeois reformers who fought against the influence of the infamous Tammany Hall on city politics. He was particularly active in the Citizens Union and in the Honest Ballot Association, which he co-founded in 1909, both of which campaigned against the practice of election fraud, which was widespread in the USA at the time.
In 1956 the so-called "Bard Act" was enacted for monument protection. The Albert S. Bard Award has been presented since 1962 for the enrichment of cultural and intellectual public life.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hedwig Richter: TRANSNATIONAL REFORM AND DEMOCRACY: ELECTION REFORMS IN NEW YORK CITY AND BERLIN AROUND 1900, in: Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 15 (2016), 149-175 (URL: https://www.academia.edu / 25338056 / _TRANSNATIONAL_REFORM_AND_DEMOCRACY_ELECTION_REFORMS_IN_NEW_YORK_CITY_AND_BERLIN_AROUND_1900_in_Journal_of_the_Gilded_Age_and_Progressive_Era_15_2016_149-175 ).
- ↑ http://www.nypap.org/content/bard-act
- ↑ http://www.chipsi.org/?XYgAwards
Web links
- Albert S. Bard in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bard, Albert S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and civil rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norwich , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1963 |
| Place of death | Norwich , Connecticut |