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Wickliffe Draper | |
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 Col. Wickliffe Draper, seen here in United States military uniform | |
| Born | August 9, 1891 Hopedale, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1972 (aged 80) |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Political activist |
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| Parent | George A. Draper |
| Relatives | Eben Sumner Draper (uncle) Preston Brown (cousin) |
Wickliffe Preston Draper (August 9, 1891 – March 11, 1972) was an American political activist. He was an ardent eugenicist and lifelong advocate of strict racial segregation. In 1937, he founded the Pioneer Fund for eugenics and heredity research; he later became its principal benefactor.