USA Law

Category: Biography

  • Patrick Henry

    Patrick Henry in the United States Henry, Patrick (1736_1799) Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, unsuccessful as a merchant, Patrick Henry turned to the law. He was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1760 and rose rapidly to prominence and prosperity. In […]

  • Patrick Henry

    Patrick Henry in the United States Henry, Patrick (1736_1799) Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, unsuccessful as a merchant, Patrick Henry turned to the law. He was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1760 and rose rapidly to prominence and prosperity. In […]

  • Benjamin Butler

    Benjamin Butler in the United States Butler, Benjamin F. (1818_1893) Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, a Massachusetts labor lawyer and Democratic politician, Benjamin Franklin Butler became a Union general in 1861. Butler declared that runaway […]

  • Joint Chiefs Of Staff

    Joint Chiefs of Staff in the United States Introduction to Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs of Staff, military advisory group to the president of the United States and the secretary of defense. The Joint Chiefs include the Army and Air Force chiefs of staff, and the Navy’s chief of naval […]

  • John Marshall Harlan

    John Marshall Harlan in the United States Harlan, John Marshall (1899_1971) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled HARLAN, JOHN MARSHALL (1899_1971) John Marshall Harlan, grandson of the Justice of the same name, served […]

  • John Mitchell

    John Mitchell in the United States Introduction to John Mitchell John Mitchell (1870-1919), American labor leader, born in Braidwood, Illinois. Mitchell became a coal miner in Braidwood at the age of 12, and three years later he joined the Knights of Labor. In 1890 he became one of the first […]

  • John McLean

    John Mclean in the United States Mclean, John (1785_1861) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled MCLEAN, JOHN (1785_1861) John McLean’s appointment to the Supreme Court on March 6, 1829, was andrew jackson’s first and the […]

  • John Paul Stevens

    John Paul Stevens in the United States Stevens, John Paul (1920_) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled STEVENS, JOHN PAUL (1920_) When President gerald r. ford named him to the Supreme Court in 1975, John Paul Stevens […]

  • John Rutledge

    John Rutledge in the United States Rutledge, John (1739_1800) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled 373 RUTLEDGE, JOHN (1739_1800) John Rutledge, a wealthy lawyer, represented South Carolina in the stamp act Congress […]

  • James Kent

    James Kent in the United States Introduction to James Kent (1763_1847) According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, he was a New York jurist, and influenced American constitutional jurisprudence through both his writings and his judicial opinions. Largely because of his […]

  • John Jay

    John Jay in the United States Jay, John (1745_1829) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled JAY, JOHN (1745_1829) John Jay was a major figure during the Revolutionary era. Born into one of colonial New York’s leading […]

  • Janet Reno

    Janet Reno in the United States Introduction to Janet Reno Janet Reno, born in 1938, United States attorney general (1993-2001), the first woman to hold the position. She was born in Miami, Florida, and educated at Cornell University and Harvard Law School. After graduating from Harvard in […]

  • John Lowell

    John Lowell in the United States Introduction to John Lowell John Lowell (1743-1802), American jurist and legislator, born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard College (now Harvard University). He began to practice law in 1762. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts […]

  • Hugo Black

    Hugo Black in the United States Black, Hugo L. (1886_1971) United States Constitution According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled BLACK, HUGO L. (1886_1971) When Hugo LaFayette Black was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1937, the basic tenets of his […]

  • Hannah Arendt

    Hannah Arendt in the United States Introduction to Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (1906-1975), German-born American political scientist, noted for her writings on totalitarianism. Arendt was born in Hannover, on October 14, 1906. After studies at three universities, she received her Ph.D. degree […]