John Lord O'Brian

John Lord O'Brian
United States Attorney for the Western District of New York
In office
1909–1914
Nominated byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byLyman M. Bass
Succeeded byStephen T. Lockwood
Special Assistant Attorney General, War Emergency Division, U.S. Department of Justice
In office
1917–1919
Nominated byWoodrow Wilson
Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
In office
1929–1933
Nominated byHerbert Hoover
Preceded byWilliam J. Donovan
Succeeded byRobert H. Jackson
General Counsel, War Production Board
In office
1941–1944
Nominated byFranklin Roosevelt
Personal details
Born(1874-10-14)October 14, 1874
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 1973(1973-04-11) (aged 98)
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeWashington National Cathedral
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenEsther Lord O'Brian
Alma materHarvard University
University of Buffalo Law School

John Lord O'Brian (October 14, 1874 – April 11, 1973) was an American lawyer who held public offices in the administrations of five U.S. presidents between 1909 and 1945.[1][2] O'Brian has been recognized by scholars for his commitment to civil liberties.[3][4] At the time of O'Brian's death at the age of 98, Chief Justice Warren Burger described him as the "dean" of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.[1]

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  2. ^ "John Lord O'Brian". SUNY Buffalo School of Law. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. ^ Newman, Roger K., ed. (2009). The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law. New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. Press. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-300-11300-6.
  4. ^ Kornweibel, Theodore Jr. (2002). "Investigate Everything": Federal Efforts to Compel Black Loyalty During World War I. Bloomington, IN: Indiana Univ. Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-253-34009-8.