Berge, Wendell, 1903-1955

Biographical Note

• 1903, Apr. 24: Born, Lincoln, Neb.
• 1925: A.B., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.
• 1926: Married Laura Elizabeth Whelpley
• 1927: LL.B., University of Michigan, Ann Abor, Mich.
• 1928 - 1930 : With law firm of Root, Clark, Buckner, and Ballantine, New York, N.Y.
• 1930: Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Appointed special assistant to attorney general
• 1931: Admitted to District of Columbia bar
• 1935 - 1937 : Chief of Appellate Section, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
• 1937 - 1940 : First assistant to head, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
• 1941: Appointed assistant attorney general
• 1943 - 1947 : Head, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
• 1944: Published Cartels: Challenge to a Free World. Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press
• 1946: Published Economic Freedom for the West. Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press
• 1947: Resigned as assistant attorney general
• 1947 - 1955 : Private law practice
• 1955, Sept. 25: Died, Kensington, Md.

From the guide to the Wendell Berge Papers, 1907-1950, (bulk 1920-1947), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)