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Harold Hitz Burton
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
Harold Hitz Burton , Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Harold Hitz Burton (June 22, 1888 – October 28, 1964) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. senator from Ohio, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born in Boston, Burton practiced law in Cleveland after graduating from Harvard Law School.
Education
- Bowdoin CollegeA.B., 1909
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1912
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
Biography
Harold Hitz Burton (June 22, 1888 – October 28, 1964) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. senator from Ohio, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born in Boston, Burton practiced law in Cleveland after graduating from Harvard Law School.
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