Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1872, Oct. 11 | Born, Chesterfield, N.H. |
| 1888-1890 | Student, Massachusetts Agricultural College |
| 1894 | B.S., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1894-1895 | Teacher, Newburyport high school, Newburyport, Mass. |
| 1895-1896 | Part-time teacher, Adelphi Academy, New York, N.Y. |
| 1898 | LL.B., Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Admitted to the bar |
| 1898-1899 | Clerk, Sullivan and Cromwell |
| 1898-1903 | Lecturer, Columbia Law School, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1899 | Married Agnes Harvey |
| 1899-1905 | Associated with Wilmer and Canfield |
| 1903-1905 | Adjunct professor of law, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1905-1910 | Lawyer, Wilmer and Canfield |
| 1910-1923 | Professor of law and dean of the law faculty, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1923-1924 | Head of litigation department, Sullivan and Cromwell |
| 1924-1925 | Attorney general of the United States |
| 1925-1941 | Associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
| 1941-1946 | Chief justice of the United States |
| 1946, Apr. 22 | Died, Washington, D.C. |