Hastie, William Henry, Jr., 1904-1976

  1. Hastie, William Henry, Jr., 1904-1976
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Upon confirmation to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1950, Judge Hastie attained the highest legal post ever held by an African American ; served 21 years on the court, last 3 as Chief Judge, retired in 1971, acquired senior status ; in World War II served as civilian aide to Secretary of War, resigned in 1943 in protest ; awarded Spingarn Medal by NAACP in 1943 ; held several honorary degrees and served as trustee for Amherst College and Temple University.

New York Times obituary for Judge William Hastie, April 15, 1976

https://nyti.ms/3dz5kEb

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Birth 1904 November 17 ; death 1976 April 14 ; associated places: Philadelphia, Knoxville, Bordentown, Virgin, Islands of the United States, Cambridge ; gender male ; nationality Americans ; languages used English ; occupations: Professor, Lawyers, Governors, Deans (Education), Judges ; William Henry Hastie Jr. was an American lawyer, judge, educator, public official, civil rights advocate ; first African American to serve as Governor of United States Virgin Islands, as federal judge, and federal appellate judge ; served as United States Circuit Judge of United States Court of Appeals for Third Circuit ; served as District Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

Wikipedia contributors. (2020, March 6). William H. Hastie. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:38, April 30, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_H._Hastie&oldid=944266838

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_H._Hastie&oldid=944266838

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Date: 1904-11-17 (Birth) - 1976-04-14 (Death)

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Nationality: Americans

Note: Nationalities: Americans

Language: eng (Latn)

Note: Languages Used: English

Gender: Male

Note: Gender: Male

Occupation: Deans (Education)

Occupation: Governors

Occupation: Judges

Occupation: Lawyers

Occupation: Professor

Place: Knoxville

Note: Places: Knoxville

Place: Bordentown

Note: Places: Bordentown

Place: Virgin Islands of the United States

Note: Places: Virgin Islands of the United States

Place: Philadelphia

Note: Places: Philadelphia

Place: Cambridge

Note: Places: Cambridge

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Hastie joined Charles Hamilton Houston's law firm in 1931 ; worked with Houston, Thurgood Marshall and others on strategy and cases leading to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.

William Henry Hastie biography, Howard University School of Law Brown@50 Biographical Sketches, viewed June 26, 2020

http://law.howard.edu/brownat50/BrownBios/BioJudgeWmHastie.html

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Name Entry: Hastie, William Henry, Jr., 1904-1976

Name Entry: Hastie, William, 1904-1976

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