John Nevin Sayre
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BornFebruary 4, 1884
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US
DiedSeptember 13, 1977 (aged 93)
South Nyack, New York, US
Spouses
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Helen Augusta Bangs(m. 1910; died 1912)
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Kathleen Whitaker(m. 1922)
John Nevin Sayre | |
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| Born | February 4, 1884 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | September 13, 1977 (aged 93) South Nyack, New York, US |
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| Relatives | Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. (brother) |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Episcopal Church (United States) |
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John Nevin Sayre (February 4, 1884 – September 13, 1977) was an American Episcopal priest, peace activist, and author. He was an active member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and helped found the Episcopal Pacifist Fellowship (now the Episcopal Peace Fellowship). The US State Department official Francis Bowes Sayre Sr. was his brother.[1]
Sayre promoted peace and supported conscientious objectors throughout the world through magazines he edited (The World Tomorrow and Fellowship), books that he wrote, and various peace organizations he belonged to or founded.
Academics
Sayre taught nonviolent techniques at the Brookwood Labor College.[2]
