Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1872, Jan. 27 | Born, Albany, N.Y. |
| 1893 | Graduated Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1896 | Graduated Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1896-1909 | Practiced law in Albany, N.Y. and New York, N.Y. |
| 1902 | Married Frances Fincke |
| 1909-1924 | Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York |
| 1913 | Unsuccessful Progressive Party candidate for chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals |
| 1924 | Appointed to United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| 1939-1951 | Senior circuit judge (later retitled chief judge), United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| 1952 | Published The Spirit of Liberty. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1961, Aug. 18 | Died, New York, N.Y. |