Harold Hitz Burton

1888–1964 · Jamaica Plain, MA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeHarry S Truman (Democratic)Sep 22, 1945Death, Oct 28, 1964

Education

  • Bowdoin College, A.B., 1909
  • Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1912

Professional Career

Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-1914; Assistant attorney, Utah Power and Light Company and Utah Light and Traction Company, 1914-1916; Head of legal department, Idaho Power Company, 1916-1917; U.S. Army lieutenant, 1917-1919; Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1919-1935; State representative, Ohio, 1929; Director of law for Cleveland, Ohio, 1929-1931; Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio, 1935-1940; U.S. senator from Ohio, 1941-1945

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