Coudert, Frederic René, 1898-1972

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Congressional Representative from New York; born in New York City May 7, 1898; attended Browning and Morristown Schools in New York City; was graduated from Columbia University in 1918 and from its law school in 1922 [Kent Scholar]; served as a first lieutenant in the One Hundred and Fifth United States Infantry, Twenty-seventh Division, with overseas service, in 1917 and 1918; was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in New York City; assistant United States attorney for the southern district of New York in 1924 and 1925; unsuccessful Republican candidate for district attorney of New York County in 1929; delegate to the Republican State conventions from 1930 to 1948; delegate to the Republican National Conventions 1936-1948; member of the State Senate, 17th district, 1939-1946; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1959); Chairman of the Rapp-Coudert Subcommittee; was not a candidate for renomination in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in the practice of law in New York City; member of State Commission on Governmental Operations of the city of New York 1959-1961; retired from the practice of law due to ill health and resided in New York City, where he died May 21, 1972; interment in Memorial Cemetery, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

From the guide to the Frederic René Coudert, Jr., Papers, 1923-1975., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

Congressional Representative from New York; born in New York City May 7, 1898; attended Browning and Morristown Schools in New York City; was graduated from Columbia University in 1918 and from its law school in 1922 [Kent Scholar]; served as a first lieutenant in the One Hundred and Fifth United States Infantry, Twenty-seventh Division, with overseas service, in 1917 and 1918; was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in New York City; assistant United States attorney for the southern district of New York in 1924 and 1925; unsuccessful Republican candidate for district attorney of New York County in 1929; delegate to the Republican State conventions from 1930 to 1948; delegate to the Republican National Conventions 1936-1948; member of the State Senate, 17th district, 1939-1946; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1959); Chairman of the Rapp-Coudert Subcommittee; was not a candidate for renomination in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in the practice of law in New York City; member of State Commission on Governmental Operations of the city of New York 1959-1961; retired from the practice of law due to ill health and resided in New York City, where he died May 21, 1972; interment in Memorial Cemetery, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

From the description of Frederic René Coudert Jr. papers, 1923-1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 299029149

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Philip C. Jessup Papers, 1574-1983, (bulk 1925-1983) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Marshall, Lenore, 1897-1971. Papers, 1887-1980. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Ogden Rogers Reid papers, 1925-1982 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Coudert, Frederic René, 1898-1972. Frederic René Coudert Jr. papers, 1923-1975. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn George Sarton additional papers, 1901-1956 Houghton Library
referencedIn Philip C. Jessup Papers, 1574-1983, (bulk 1925-1983) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Coudert, Frederic René, 1898-1972. Letter, 1950, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Frederic René Coudert, Jr., Papers, 1923-1975. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
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associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
correspondedWith Jessup, Philip C. (Philip Caryl), 1897-1986. person
associatedWith Marshall, Lenore, 1897-1971. person
associatedWith New York (State). corporateBody
associatedWith New York (State). Commission on Governmental Operations in the City of New York. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Times Company corporateBody
associatedWith Reid, Ogden R. (Ogden Rogers), 1925- person
correspondedWith Sarton, George, 1884-1956 person
associatedWith United States. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Congress. corporateBody
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New York (State)
New York (State)
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Birth 1898-05-07

Death 1972-05-21

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