Hastie, William, 1904-1976

1904, Nov. 17 Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Born, Knoxville, Tennessee Son of William Henry and Roberta (Child) Hastie 1921 Graduated from Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C. 1925 A.B., Amherst College, magna cum laude; member Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa 1925 1927 Taught mathematics and scientific subjects at Manual Training School, Bordentown, N.J. 1930 LL.B., Harvard Law School; S.J.D., 1933 1930 1937 Member of faculty, Howard University School of Law 1931 Admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia; joined law firm of Houston & Houston 1933 1937 Assistant Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior 1937 1939 U.S. District Judge (Virgin Islands) 1939 1946 Dean, Howard University School of Law 1940 1943 Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War 1943 Awarded NAACP's Spingarn medal 1943, Dec. 25 Married Beryl Lockhart; children: Karen Roberta (Mrs. Wesley Samuel Williams, Jr.), William Henry, Jr. 1946 1949 Governor of the Virgin Islands 1949 1968 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit) 1968 1971 Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit) 1971 1976 Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit) 1952 Elected Fellow of the Academy of Arts and Sciences 1964 1969 Member, and late Chairman, of President's Commission on White House Fellows 1975 Received Philadelphia Award 1976, Apr. 14 Died, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

From the guide to the Photographs, 1905-1994, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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