Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980
Variant namesAssociate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law.
From the description of William O. Douglas papers, 1801-1980 (bulk 1923-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068743
William O. Douglas was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. His nearly thirty-seven year tenure as a Supreme Court justice was the longest in the history of the court.
From the guide to the William O. Douglas oral history interviews, 1961-1963, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections)
Biographical Note
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1898, Oct. 16:
Born, Maine, Minn. -
1904:
Family moved to Yakima, Wash. -
1920:
Received A. B. degree from Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash. -
1920 -1922 :Teacher, Yakima High School, Yakima, Wash. -
1923:
Married Mildred Riddle (divorced 1953) -
1925:
Received LL. B., Columbia University School of Law, New York, N.Y. -
1925 -1927 :Associated with law firm of Cravath, De Gersdorff, Swaine and Wood, New York, N.Y. -
1925 -1928 :Member of faculty, Columbia University School of Law, New York, N.Y. -
1928 -1936 :Professor, Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn. -
1929 -1932 :Conducted various bankruptcy studies for U.S. Department of Commerce, Yale Law School, and Yale Institute of Human Relations -
1934 -1936 :Director, Protective Committee Study, Securities and Exchange Commission -
1936 -1937 :Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission -
1937 -1939 :Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission -
1939 -1975 :Associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court -
1954:
Married Mercedes Davidson (divorced 1963) -
1963:
Married Joan Martin (divorced 1966) -
1966:
Married Cathleen Heffernan -
1975:
Retired from U. S. Supreme Court -
1980, Jan. 19:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the William O. Douglas Papers, 1801-1980, (bulk 1923-1975), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Addresses relating to Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945-1980. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
referencedIn | Alan Barth papers, 1937-1981 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Americans for Democratic Action. Americans for Democratic Action records, 1932-1999. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
creatorOf | Angell, Norman, 1874-1967. Gilbert F. White papers, 1942-1957. | Haverford College Library | |
referencedIn | Anshen, Ruth Nanda. Ruth Nanda Anshen papers, 1938-1986. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Arthur J. Goldberg Papers, 1793-1990, (bulk 1941-1985) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Back, Gunnar, 1907-1983. Papers, 1931-1965. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
referencedIn | Baker, Sherman, 1902-1976. F. Sherman Baker collection, 1954-1971 bulk 1954-1965. | Boston University. School of Medicine | |
referencedIn | Baldwin, Charles F. Papers of Charles F. Baldwin [manuscript], 1930-1984 (bulk 1953-1984). | University of Virginia. Library | |
referencedIn | Barnard, Harry, 1906-1982. Letters, 1938-1969. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Papers of Drew Pearson. 1915 - 1969. Files from the Georgetown Office and Residence | Lyndon Baines Johnson Library |
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associatedWith | Albert Parvin Foundation. |
associatedWith | Americans for Democratic Action. |
associatedWith | Angell, Robert Cooley, 1899-1984. |
associatedWith | Anshen, Ruth Nanda. |
associatedWith | Anshen, Ruth Nanda. |
associatedWith | Back, Gunnar, 1907-1983. |
associatedWith | Baird, Albert Craig, 1883- |
correspondedWith | Baker, Sherman, 1902-1976. |
associatedWith | Baldwin, Charles F. |
correspondedWith | Bannerjee, P. K. |
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Birth 1898-10-16
Death 1980-01-19
Americans
English
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