Erwin Griswold

Erwin Griswold
34th Solicitor General of the United States
In office
October 23, 1967 – March 21, 1973
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byThurgood Marshall
Succeeded byRobert Bork
6th Dean of Harvard Law School
In office
1946–1967
Preceded byJames M. Landis
Succeeded byDerek Bok
Personal details
Born
Erwin Nathaniel Griswold

(1904-07-14)July 14, 1904
East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 1994(1994-11-19) (aged 90)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationOberlin College (BA, MA)
Harvard University (LLB, SJD)

Erwin Nathaniel Griswold (/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld, -wəld/;[1] July 14, 1904 – November 19, 1994) was an American appellate attorney and legal scholar who argued many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Griswold served as Solicitor General of the United States (1967–1973) under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. He also served as the dean of Harvard Law School for 21 years. Several times he was considered for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. During a career that spanned more than six decades, he served as member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as president of the American Bar Foundation.