Washington, George Thomas

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Judge, official in the U.S. Office of the Attorney General, and law professor.

From the description of George Thomas Washington papers, 1934-1949 (bulk 1942-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130955

Biographical Note

  • 1908, June 24: Born, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • 1928: Ph. B., Yale College, New Haven, Conn.
  • 1931: Litt. B. Oxford University, Oxford, England (Rhodes Scholar)
  • 1932: LL.B., Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn.
  • 1932 - 1938 : Attorney, New York, N.Y.
  • 1938 - 1942 : Faculty member, Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, N.Y.
  • 1942: Attorney, Office of Emergency Management
  • 1942 - 1943 : U.S. economic representative, Baghdad, Iraq
  • 1943 - 1944 : Chief, Lend-lease Mission, Teheran, Iran
  • 1944 - 1946 : Special assistant, U.S. attorney general
  • 1946: Assistant solicitor general
  • 1946 - 1947 : Acting solicitor general
  • 1949 - 1971 : Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  • 1953: Married Helen Goodner
  • 1971, Aug. 24: Died, Santa Barbara, Calif

From the guide to the George Thomas Washington Papers, 1934-1949, (bulk 1942-1949), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Fort Concho (Tex.). Fort Concho Telegrams, 1882 University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Prettyman, E. Barrett (Elijah Barrett), 1891-1971. Papers of E. Barrett Prettyman, 1901-1971 (bulk 1945-1965). Library of Congress
creatorOf George Thomas Washington Papers, 1934-1949, (bulk 1942-1949) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
Role Title Holding Repository
Place Name Admin Code Country
Germany
United States
Iran
Iraq
Iraq
United States
Iran
Subject
Aliens
Aliens
Coal miners
Coal miners
Coal mines and mining
Coal mines and mining
Executives
Labor
Labor
Law
Lend-lease operations (1941-1945)
National security
National security
Nazis
Price regulation
Price regulation
Sabotage
Subversive activities
Subversive activities
War criminals
War criminals
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Educators
Jurists
Public officials
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Active 1934

Active 1949

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