Swidler, Joseph C. (Joseph Charles), 1907-1997

Lawyer and public power industry regulatory official. Died 1997.

From the description of Joseph C. Swidler papers, 1931-1997 (bulk 1958-1977). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981938

Biographical Note

• 1907, Jan. 28: Born, Chicago, Ill.
• 1929: Ph.B., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
• 1930: J.D., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
• 1930 - 1931 : Attorney, David E. Lilienthal law firm, Chicago, Ill.
• 1932 - 1933 : Attorney, Booth & Swidler law firm, Chicago, Ill. Associate editor, Public Utilities and Carriers Service, Commerce Clearing House, Chicago, Ill.
• 1933: Assistant solicitor, Interior Department Married Janet Elizabeth Voss (divorced 1943)
• 1933 - 1937 : Attorney, Tennessee Valley Authority
• 1937 - 1939 : Assistant general solicitor in charge of power matters, Tennessee Valley Authority
• 1939 - 1945 : Solicitor, Tennessee Valley Authority
• 1941: Counsel, Alien Property Bureau, Justice Department (on loan from Tennessee Valley Authority)
• 1942: Counsel, Power Division, Office of War Utilities, War Production Board (on loan from Tennessee Valley Authority)
• 1943 - 1945 : United States Navy
• 1944: Married Gertrude Tyrna
• 1945 - 1957 : General counsel and secretary, Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman of the board, Tennessee Valley Authority Retirement System
• 1957: Consultant on integrated river basin development, United Nations, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Water Resources and Power Section
• 1957 - 1958 : Attorney and consultant on utility management, Knoxville, Tenn.
• 1958 - 1961 : Counsel to Denney, Leftwich & Osborn law firm, Nashville, Tenn.
• 1961 - 1965 : Chairman, Federal Power Commission
• 1964 - 1965 : Member, United States Water Resources Council
• 1966: Representative, United Nations Inter-regional Seminar on Integrated Utilization of Water Resources, Moscow, USSR
• 1966 - 1967 : Attorney, Swidler & Freeman law firm, Washington, D.C.
• 1967: Consultant, United States Atomic Energy Commission United States representative, International Conference on Water for Peace, Washington, D.C.
• 1967 - 1970 : Attorney, Swidler & Belnap law firm, Washington, D.C.
• 1970 - 1974 : Chairman, New York Public Service Commission, Albany, N.Y.
• 1973: Member, Commission on Critical Choices for Americans
• 1974 - 1975 : Director, Institute for Public Policy Alternatives, State University of New York, Albany, N.Y.
• 1975 - 1982 : Attorney, Leva, Hawes, Symington, Martin & Oppenheimer law firm, Washington, D.C.
• 1982 - 1997 : Attorney, Swidler & Berlin law firm, Washington, D.C.
• 1997, May 1: Died, Bethesda, Md.

From the guide to the Joseph C. Swidler Papers, 1931-1997, (bulk 1958-1977), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)