Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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. |