Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980

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Birth 1898-10-16
Death 1980-01-19
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Associate 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

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)

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