| LC control no. | n 83184962 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Stewart, Potter, 1915-1985 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | New York (N.Y.) Cincinnati (Ohio) |
| Located | Cincinnati (Ohio) |
| Birth date | 1915-01-23 |
| Death date | 1985-12-07 |
| Place of birth | Jackson (Mich.) |
| Place of death | Hanover (N.H.) |
| Field of activity | Law |
| Affiliation | University of Cambridge United States. Naval Reserve United States. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) United States. Supreme Court |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Judges |
| Found in | Data from CINE for American journey with Richard Reeves [VR] 1983 (Potter Stewart; Supreme Court justice) New York Times, viewed Apr. 14, 2021: December 8, 1985 (Potter Stewart dead at 70; 23 years on Supreme Court; died "yesterday" [Dec. 7, 1985] in Hanover, NH; born in Jackson, Michigan on Jan. 23, 1915; family from Cincinnati, OH, vacationing in Michigan; lawyer; naval lieutenant in WW2; then Federal judge in 1954, youngest in the country; appointed to Supreme Court in October 1958; served until 1981) Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, 1789-present, viewed September 16, 2021 (Stewart, Potter; born January 23, 1915, in Jackson, MI; died December 7, 1985, in Hanover, NH; judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; confirmed by the Senate on April 23, 1954; service terminated on October 13, 1958, due to appointment to another judicial position; associate justice, Supreme Court of the United States; received recess appointment on October 14, 1958; confirmed by the Senate on May 5, 1959; assumed senior status on July 3, 1981; service terminated on December 7, 1985, due to death; B.A., Yale University, 1937; LL.B., Yale Law School, 1941; Henry Fellowship, Cambridge University, 1937-1938; private practice, New York City, 1941-1942, 1945-1947; U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant junior grade, 1942-1945; private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947-1954) <https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/stewart-potter> |
| Associated language | eng |
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