Richberg, Donald R. (Donald Randall), 1881-1960

Lawyer, author, and public official.

From the description of Papers of Donald R Richberg, 1900-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82285669

Biographical Note

• 1881, July 10: Born, Knoxville, Tenn.
• 1901: B.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
• 1904: LL.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1904: Admitted to Illinois bar
• 1904 - 1933 : Law Firm, Richberg, Ickes and Richberg, Illinois
• 1912: Adviser to Theodore Roosevelt organizing Progressive Party
• 1913 - 1914 : Director, Reference Bureau of the Progressive Party
• 1913 - 1915 : Special assistant to state’s attorney, Illinois
• 1915 - 1927 : Special counsel to city of Chicago, Ill., in gas litigation
• 1916 - 1919 : Master in chancery, Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill.
• 1922 - 1932 : Counsel for Conference on Valuation of Railroads
• 1926: Chief author of Railway Labor Act
• 1926 - 1933 : Counsel for Railway Labor Executives Association
• 1929 - 1933 : Special assistant attorney general of Arizona
• 1930: Defended Railway Labor Act before United States Supreme Court
• 1932: Special adviser to Senate Judiciary Committee on drafting Morris-LaGuardia Anti-Injunction Bill
• 1932: Adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt during presidential campaign
• 1933: Adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in formulating National Industrial Recovery Act
• 1933 - 1935 : General counsel and later director of National Recovery Administration
• 1935 - 1936 : Special assistant to attorney general
• 1936 - 1960 : Member, law firm of Davies, Richberg, Tydings, Beebe and Landa, Washington, D.C.
• 1960, Nov. 27: Died, Charlottesville, Va.

From the guide to the Donald R. Richberg Papers, 1900-1960, (bulk 1953-1958), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)