Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1886, Feb. 27 | Born, Harlan, Ala. |
| 1903 | Attended Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, Ala. |
| 1906 | LL.B., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 1907 | Began private law practice in Birmingham, Ala. |
| 1910-1912 | Police judge, Birmingham, Ala. |
| 1914-1917 | County prosecutor, Jefferson County, Ala. |
| 1917-1918 | U.S. Army |
| 1919-1927 | Resumed private law practice |
| 1921 | Married Josephine Foster (died 1951) |
| 1927-1937 | United States senator from Alabama |
| 1937-1971 | Associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
| 1957 | Married Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte |
| 1960 | Delivered James Madison lecture at New York University Law School, New York, N.Y. |
| 1968 | Delivered Carpentier lecture series at Columbia University Law School, New York, N.Y. |
| 1971, Sept. 25 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |