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Francis Biddle
Attorney General · 1940–1941
Francis Biddle, Attorney General. Francis Beverley Biddle (May 9, 1886 – October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who was the United States Attorney General during World War II. He also served as the primary American judge during the Nuremberg trials following World War II and a United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Positions
- Solicitor General of the United States1940-01-22–1941-08-25
- Attorney General1941-08-26–1945-06-26
Biography
Francis Beverley Biddle (May 9, 1886 – October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who was the United States Attorney General during World War II. He also served as the primary American judge during the Nuremberg trials following World War II and a United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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