White, Byron R., 1917-2002

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Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962; formerly U.S. deputy attorney general, lawyer, naval intelligence officer, Rhodes scholar, and professional football player. Full name: Byron Raymond White. Nickname: Whizzer.

From the description of Byron R. White papers, 1961-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983274

Biographical Note

  • 1917, June 8: Born, Fort Collins, Colo.
  • 1938: B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
  • 1938 - 1939 : Football player, Pittsburgh Steelers, National Football League, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • 1939: Rhodes scholar, Oxford University, Oxford, England
  • 1940 - 1942 : Football player, Detroit Lions, National Football League, Detroit, Mich.
  • 1942 - 1945 : United States Naval Intelligence, Pacific Theater
  • 1946: J.D., Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn.
  • 1946: Married Marion Lloyd Stearns
  • 1946 - 1947 : Clerk to chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court
  • 1947 - 1960 : Attorney, Lewis, Grant & Davis, Denver, Colo.
  • 1961 - 1962 : Deputy U.S. attorney general
  • 1962 - 1993 : Associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court
  • 2002, April 15: Died, Denver, Colo.

From the guide to the Byron R. White Papers, 1961-1993, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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creatorOf White, Byron R., 1917-2002. Byron R. White papers, 1961-1992. Library of Congress
referencedIn Warren, Earl. Earl Warren Papers. 1864-1974. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Powell, Lewis F., 1907-1998. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. papers, 1921-1998. [part 5]. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. 1875 - 2006. World War II Action and Operational Reports. 12/7/1941 - 1946. MTBRONS SOPAC, 1/13/1944. 12/7/1941 - 1946. Action Report of the Loss of the USS PT-109 on August 1-2, 1943 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Moschetti, Bauldie, 1909-1994,. Oral history interview with Bauldie and Sybil Moschetti, [sound recording] / interviewed by Joan Plyley 1991. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Boulder Daily Camera. Byron "Whizzer" White clippings. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Clayton S. White Oral History Collection, 1938-1998
referencedIn Warren, Earl. Earl Warren Papers. 1864-1974. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Rodell, Fred, 1907-1980. Papers. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Christopher, Richard J., 1919-,. Oral history interview with Richard J. Christopher, [sound recording], 1996, interviewed by Marcia Millikan Sullivan. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Gelwick, Clyde, 1913-,. Oral history interview with Clyde Gelwick, [sound recording] / interviewed by Charles L. Aumiller, 1994. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Powell, Lewis F. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. papers [part 4]. 1921-1998. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
referencedIn United States. Supreme Court. Collection, 1976. Library of Congress
referencedIn Powell, Lewis F. U.S. Supreme Court case files [part 1]. 1972-1987. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
referencedIn Martz, Clyde O., 1920-,. Oral history interview with Clyde O. Martz, [dvd] / interviewed by Gerald Harrison and Nicholas Makris and filmed by Marvin Woolf, 2007. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Byron R. White Papers, 1961-1993 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn National Land for People collection, Bulk, 1972-1983, 1850-1991 Special Collections Research Center, California State University, Fresno
referencedIn Oversize portraits of Boulder residents photograph. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Powell, Lewis F. U.S. Supreme Court case files [part 2]. 1972-1987. The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Library
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Birth 1917-06-08

Death 2002-04-15

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