Maguire, John MacArthur, 1888-

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Lawyer, educator, legal scholar. A.B., Colorado Coll., LL.D., 1949, LL.B., Harv., 1911. Attorney and partner, Hale & Dorr, 1911-1923; counsel, 1957-1973. Prof. of law, Harv. L. School, 1923-1950, Royall Prof. of Law, 1950-1957; Emeritus, 1957-1978. Major teaching fields: taxation, evidence. Consulting expert, U.S. Treasury Dept., 1938, 1943. Assistant reporter, A.L.E. Code of Evidence, 1939-1942. Author of casebooks and articles in evidence and taxation.

From the description of Papers, 1924-1973 (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047308

Maguire (1888-1978) (Harvard, LLB, 1911) taught law at Harvard.

From the description of Papers of John MacArthur Maguire, 1929-1955 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973324

MAGUIRE, JOHN MacARTHUR, lawyer, educator, legal scholar

  • Oct. 9, 1888: b. Denver, Colorado. s. William Miguel and Emily Mallet-Prevost M.
  • c. 1904: Preparatory education, Cutler Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1908: A.B., Colorado College
  • 1909: LL.D., Colorado College
  • 1911: LL.B., Harvard
  • June 22, 1923: m. Mary Ballantine Hume; children: Catherine Hume (Mrs. Edward Henry Cumpston, Jr.), Nancy Ballantine (Mrs. Theodore B. Hoffman)
  • 1911: Admitted to Massachusetts bar
  • 1911 - 1916 : With firm Hale & Grinnell, Boston
  • 1916 - 1917 : Partner, Hale, Grinnell & Swaim
  • 1917 - 1919 : Member War Emergency Division, Department of Justice, Washington
  • 1919 - 1923 : Partner, Hale & Dorr, Boston
  • 1957 - 1973 : Counsel
  • 1923 - 1957 : Professor of Law, Harvard University
  • 1950 - 1957 : Royall Professor of Law, Harvard University
  • 1957 - 1978 : Royall Professor emeritus
  • 1938: 1943: Consulting expert, U.S. Treasury Department
  • 1939 - 1942 : Assistant reporter, American Law Institute Code Evidence
  • 1949 - 1954 : Consultant, American Law Institute Federal Income Tax Statute
  • 1978: Died

Member, American, Massachusetts, Boston bar associations, Phi Beta Kappa

Author: Casebooks on Evidence and Taxation The Lance of Justice (history of New York Legal Aid Society) Evidence: Common Sense and Common Law (textbook) Evidence of Guilt: Restrictions Upon Its Discovery or Compulsory Disclosure Also journal articles in fields of evidence and taxation.

From the guide to the Papers, 1924-1973, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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