Maguire, John MacArthur, 1888-

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Birth 1888

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Lawyer, educator, legal scholar. A.B., Colorado Coll., LL.D., 1949, LL.B., Harv., 1911. Attorney and partner, Hale & Dorr, 1911-1923; counsel, 1957-1973. Prof. of law, Harv. L. School, 1923-1950, Royall Prof. of Law, 1950-1957; Emeritus, 1957-1978. Major teaching fields: taxation, evidence. Consulting expert, U.S. Treasury Dept., 1938, 1943. Assistant reporter, A.L.E. Code of Evidence, 1939-1942. Author of casebooks and articles in evidence and taxation.

From the description of Papers, 1924-1973 (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047308

Maguire (1888-1978) (Harvard, LLB, 1911) taught law at Harvard.

From the description of Papers of John MacArthur Maguire, 1929-1955 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973324

MAGUIRE, JOHN MacARTHUR, lawyer, educator, legal scholar

Oct. 9, 1888 b. Denver, Colorado. s. William Miguel and Emily Mallet-Prevost M. c. 1904 Preparatory education, Cutler Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1908 A.B., Colorado College 1909 LL.D., Colorado College 1911 LL.B., Harvard June 22, 1923 m. Mary Ballantine Hume; children: Catherine Hume (Mrs. Edward Henry Cumpston, Jr.), Nancy Ballantine (Mrs. Theodore B. Hoffman) 1911 Admitted to Massachusetts bar 1911 1916 With firm Hale & Grinnell, Boston 1916 1917 Partner, Hale, Grinnell & Swaim 1917 1919 Member War Emergency Division, Department of Justice, Washington 1919 1923 Partner, Hale & Dorr, Boston 1957 1973 Counsel 1923 1957 Professor of Law, Harvard University 1950 1957 Royall Professor of Law, Harvard University 1957 1978 Royall Professor emeritus 1938 1943 Consulting expert, U.S. Treasury Department 1939 1942 Assistant reporter, American Law Institute Code Evidence 1949 1954 Consultant, American Law Institute Federal Income Tax Statute 1978 Died

Member, American, Massachusetts, Boston bar associations, Phi Beta Kappa

Author: Casebooks on Evidence and Taxation The Lance of Justice (history of New York Legal Aid Society) Evidence: Common Sense and Common Law (textbook) Evidence of Guilt: Restrictions Upon Its Discovery or Compulsory Disclosure Also journal articles in fields of evidence and taxation.

From the guide to the Papers, 1924-1973, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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