Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1891, Aug. 23 | Born, Lexington, Va. |
| 1910 | A.B., Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va. |
| 1911 | A.M., Randolph-Macon College |
| 1915 | LL.B., Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C. |
| 1915-1917 | Attorney, Hopewell, Va. |
| 1917-1919 | Officer, United States Army, primarily at Camp Meade, Md. |
| 1917 | Married Lucy Courtney Hill |
| 1919-1920 | Special attorney, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Washington, D.C., and New York City |
| 1920-1933 | Attorney, law firm of Butler, Lamb, Foster and Pope, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Ill. (partner, 1924-1933) |
| 1933-1934 | General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Washington, D.C. |
| 1934-1936 | Corporation counsel, D.C. Government |
| 1936-1945 | Partner in law firm of Hewes, Prettyman and Awalt (later Hewes, Prettyman, Awalt and Smiddy), Washington, D.C., and Hartford, Conn. Professor of taxation, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C. |
| 1941-1942 | President, D.C. Bar Association |
| 1944 | President, Washington Board of Trade Member, Legal Advisory Committee, Office of Price Administration |
| 1945-1971 | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (chief judge, 1958-1970; senior circuit judge, 1960-1971) |
| 1958 | Published A Manual on Trial Technique in Administrative Proceedings. [Washington] Bar Association of the District of Columbia |
| 1963 | Chairman, President’s Advisory Commission on Narcotic and Drug Abuse |
| 1965 | Chairman, Special Committee on Veteran’s Facilities |
| 1971, Aug. 4 | Died, Washington, D.C. |