| 1893 (April 11) |
Born, Middletown, Connecticut
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1915 |
A.B. from Yale
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1918 |
LL. B. from Harvard University
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1919-1921 |
Private Secretary to Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis
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1921-1933 |
Worked at law firm of Covington, Burling, and Rublee
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1933 (May 19) |
Appointed Undersecretary of the Treasury
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1933 (November 15) |
Resigned as Undersecretary of the Treasury
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1934-1941 |
Member of law firm of Covington, Burling, Rublee, Acheson, and Shorb
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1941-1945 |
Assistant Secretary of State
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1945-1947 |
Undersecretary of State
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1947-1949 |
Private legal practice at Covington and Burling
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1949-1953 |
Secretary of State
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1953-1970 |
Worked at law firm of Covington and Burling
|
1969 |
Published Present at the Creation
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1971 (October 12) |
Died at his Maryland estate, Harewood |
