Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, 1924-1983

Born on Nov. 4, 1924; son of Clarence Clyde and Georgeva Ferguson ; served in the United States Army from 1942-1946 ; decorated with Bronze Star ; earned A.B. from Ohio State University in 1948 ; earned LL.B. from Harvard University in 1951 ; admitted to Massachusetts Bar in 1951 ; Teaching Fellow at Harvard Law School and Harvard College from 1951-1952 ; United States representative to UNESCO Meeting in Havana in 1952 ; earned D.I.L. from Academia Interamericana de Derecho, Havana in 1952 ; Counsel at Baltimore, Paulson, and Canudo from 1952-1954 ; Admitted to New York Bar in 1953 ; Married Dolores Zimmerman February 14, 1954 ; had three children Claire Oberone Garcia, Hope Elizabeth, Eve Maria ; Special Legal Advisor to U.S. Mission to the United Nations in 1954 ; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District, New York 1954-1955 ; Professor of Law, Rutgers University 1955-1962 ; Named Outstanding Young Man in New Jersey by New Jersey Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1956 ; General Counsel, United States Commission on Civil Rights 1961-1963 ; Dean, Howard University School of Law 1963-1969 ; Expert to United Nations Subcommittee on Race Discrimination 1964 ; Principal Drafter of UNESCO Statement on Race 1967 ; Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University 1969 ; Special Coordinator of Relief to civilian victims of the Nigerian Civil War 1969-1970 ; United States Ambassador to Uganda 1970-1972 ; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs 1972-1973 ; Accorded personal rank of Ambassador 1973 ; U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations 1973-1975 ; Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 1975-1977 ; Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 1977-1980 ; President, American Society of International Law 1978-1983 ; Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 1980-1983 ; Died, Dec. 21,1983 Boston, Massachusetts