Category: Biography
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George Woodward Wickersham
George Woodward Wickersham in the United States Wickersham George Woodward Introduction to George Woodward Wickersham George Woodward Wickersham (1858-1936), American lawyer and public official, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and educated at Lehigh University and the University of […]
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Frank Murphy
Frank Murphy in the United States Murphy, Frank (1890_1949) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled MURPHY, FRANK (1890_1949) president franklin d. roosevelt appointed Frank Murphy to the Supreme Court in 1940. Murphy, who […]
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Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter in the United States Frankfurter, Felix (1882_1965) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled FRANKFURTER, FELIX (1882_1965) The immigrant son of Austrian Jews, Felix Frankfurter acquired a legendary […]
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Edward Douglass White
Edward Douglass White in the United States Edward Douglass White, Jr. (1845-1921), American jurist and politician, was born on a plantation in the parish of Lafourche, La., Nov. 3 1845. His father was seventh governor of Louisiana. He was educated at Mount St. Mary’s, Md., Georgetown (D.C.) […]
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Edgar Hoover
Edgar Hoover in the United States Hoover, J. Edgar (1895_1972) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 457 HOOVER, J. EDGAR (1895_1972) From his graduation from George Washington University Law School in 1917 until his […]
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Earl Warren Political Career
Earl Warren Political Career in the United States Introduction to Earl Warren Political Career Warren, a liberal Republican, was elected attorney general of California in 1938. During his four years in office, he increased his reputation as a strong foe of racketeers. In 1942 he was elected […]
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Earl Warren Supreme Court Years
Earl Warren Supreme Court Years in the United States Introduction to Earl Warren Supreme Court Years In 1953 President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Warren as 14th chief justice of the U.S. He served on the bench until his retirement in 1969, presiding over the generally liberal Warren Court. […]
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Earl Warren
Earl Warren in the United States Warren, Earl (1891_1974) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled WARREN, EARL (1891_1974) The fourteenth chief justice of the United States, Earl Warren presided over the most sweeping […]
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Dershowitz Alan Morton
Dershowitz Alan Morton in the United States Introduction to Dershowitz Alan Morton Alan Morton Dershowitz, born in 1938, American law professor and defense attorney, born in New York City, and educated at Brooklyn College and Yale Law School (1962), graduating first in his class. Dershowitz […]
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David Davis
David Davis in the United States Davis, David (1815_1883) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled DAVIS, DAVID (1815_1883) David Davis’s Supreme Court appointment in 1862 stemmed from his longtime legal and political […]
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David Souter
David Souter in the United States Souter, David H. (1939_) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled SOUTER, DAVID H. (1939_) David Hackett Souter, who became Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in […]
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Byron Raymond White
Byron Raymond White in the United States White Byron Raymond Introduction to Byron Raymond White Byron Raymond White (1917-2002), American jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1962 to 1993. White was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, on June 8, 1917, and grew […]
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Arthur Joseph Goldberg
Arthur Joseph Goldberg in the United States Goldberg Arthur Joseph Introduction to Arthur Joseph Goldberg Arthur Joseph Goldberg (1908-90), American statesman and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Goldberg was born in Chicago on August 8, 1908, and educated at Northwestern […]
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Zip Code System
Zip Code System in the United States US Postal Service Zip Code System Introduction to Zip Code System In 1963 the ZIP (Zoning Improvement Program) code system was introduced to simplify the patterns and procedures of mail distribution. The ZIP code is a five-digit number used on the last line […]
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Zbigniew Brzezinski
Zbigniew Brzezinski in the United States Introduction to Zbigniew Brzezinski Zbigniew Brzezinski, born in 1928, American political scientist and national security adviser under United States President Jimmy Carter. Brzezinski is known for upholding a firm policy against the Union of Soviet […]