Harold Hitz Burton
Biography of Harold Hitz Burton
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Burton
- First Name: Harold
- Middle Name: Hitz
- Date of Birth: June , 22 , 1888
- Place of Birth (POB): Jamaica Plain , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Date of Death: October , 28 , 1964
- Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Harold Hitz Burton Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Harry S Truman ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/18/1945
- Seat vacated by: Roberts , Owen J.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/18/1945
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 09/19/1945
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/19/1945
- Commission Date: 09/22/1945
- Retirement from Active Service: 10/13/1958
- Date of Termination: 10/28/1964
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Harold Hitz Burton in the Law School
- Name of School: Bowdoin College
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1909
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1912
Harold Hitz Burton Career Path
Employment:
- 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
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Third Circuit, October 15, 1945-October 15, 1956
- Seventh Circuit, October 16, 1956-March 24, 1957
- Sixth Circuit, March 4, 1957-October 13, 1958
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