Simpson, Sidney Post, 1898-1949
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Law professor. A.B., Knox Coll., 1917, LL.B., Harv. L.S., 1922. Law practice in Wash., D.C., 1922-1925; N.Y.C., 1925-1931. Consultant on cost of crime for U.S. Wickersham Commission, 1929-1931. Prof. of Law, Harv. U., 1931-1947. Author: Report on the Cost of Crime (1931); (with Z. Chafee) Cases on Equity (1934); (with A.W. Scott) Cases on Judicial Remedies (1938).
From the description of Papers of Sidney Post Simpson, 1922-1931 (inclusive). (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 122581216
Simpson was a professor at Harvard Law School from 1931-1946.
From the description of Remarks on the oral presentation of a case, 3 December 1935. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235152026
Professor at Harvard Law School.
From the description of Correspondence to Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1932. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 243846470
Simpson, Sidney Post, jurist, law professor
b. Galesburg, Illinois, August 4, 1898.
s. James Clarke and Harriette Helene (Post) S.
A.B. Knox College, 1917; LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1922.
m. Anne Paine Washburn, February 19, 1934.
Practiced law in Washington D.C., 1922-1925, New York City, 1925-1931; partner Hines, Rearick, Dorr, Travis & Marshall, 1930-1931.
Consultant on cost of crime, National Crime Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement, 1929-1931.
Professor of Law, Harvard University, 1931-1947.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member American Bar Association.
d. October 6, 1949, New York, NY
- Report on the Cost of Crime(with G.H. Dorr), 1931.
- Cases on Equity(with Z. Chafee, Jr.), 1934.
- Cases on Judicial Remedies(41st A.W. Scott), 1938.
- Also articles in legal periodicals.
From the guide to the Papers, 1922-1931, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)
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Subjects:
- Forensic oratory
- Law
- Law teachers
- Moot courts
- Railroads
- Trial Practice
- Trusts and trustees
Occupations:
- Law teachers
Places:
- Massachusetts--Cambridge (as recorded)
- Massachusetts (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
