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Black, Hugo LaFayette
Born: 1886 AD
Died: 1971 AD, at 85 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Jurist, Politicial Adviser, Politician
Died: 1971 AD, at 85 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Jurist, Politicial Adviser, Politician
1886 - Born Hugo LaFayette Black on the 27th of February. American politician and jurist, best known for his belief in the Bill of Rights as a guarantee of civil liberties.
- Attended at Ashland College, Ashland, Alabama.
1906 - Finished law at University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B.
- He practiced law in Alabama and became a police court judge.
1910 - Served as a police court judge in Birmingham.
1914 - Served as a prosecuting attorney at Birmingham, Alabama.
1915-1918 - Served as Captain in the U.S. Army during the WWI.
1921 - He married Josephine Foster, a Birmingham minister's daughter.
1923-1925 - He was the member Ku Klux Klan.
1926 - Served as U.S. Senator from Alabama.
1937 - He became the U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
- Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 12th, to a seat vacated by Willis Van Devanter.
- Confirmed by the Senate on August 17th, and received commission on August 18th.
1957 - Justice Black married his secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte, a fellow Alabaman.
1971 - Black resigned because of health problem.
- He died on 25th of September at Bethesda, Maryland.
- Attended at Ashland College, Ashland, Alabama.
1906 - Finished law at University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B.
- He practiced law in Alabama and became a police court judge.
1910 - Served as a police court judge in Birmingham.
1914 - Served as a prosecuting attorney at Birmingham, Alabama.
1915-1918 - Served as Captain in the U.S. Army during the WWI.
1921 - He married Josephine Foster, a Birmingham minister's daughter.
1923-1925 - He was the member Ku Klux Klan.
1926 - Served as U.S. Senator from Alabama.
1937 - He became the U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
- Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 12th, to a seat vacated by Willis Van Devanter.
- Confirmed by the Senate on August 17th, and received commission on August 18th.
1957 - Justice Black married his secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Seay DeMeritte, a fellow Alabaman.
1971 - Black resigned because of health problem.
- He died on 25th of September at Bethesda, Maryland.
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