Burton, Harold Hitz

Born June 22, 1888, in Jamaica Plain, MA
Died October 28, 1964, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Harry S Truman on September 18, 1945, to a seat vacated by Owen J. Roberts. Confirmed by the Senate on September 19, 1945, and received commission on September 22, 1945. Assumed senior status on October 13, 1958. Service terminated on October 28, 1964, due to death.

Supreme Court Oath:
October 1, 1945

Allotment as Circuit Justice:

Third Circuit, October 15, 1945-October 15, 1956
Seventh Circuit, October 16, 1956-March 24, 1957
Sixth Circuit, March 4, 1957-October 13, 1958

Education:
Bowdoin College, A.B., 1909
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1912

Professional 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

Bibliography

Atkinson, David N. “Justice Harold H. Burton and the Work of the Supreme Court.” Cleveland State Law Review, vol. 27 (1978): 69-85.

Bricker, John J. “Justice Harold H. Burton.” American Bar Association Journal, vol. 31, no. 11 (Nov. 1945): 558-9.

Forrester, Ray. “Mr. Justice Burton and the Supreme Court.” Tulane Law Review, vol. 20, no. 1 (1945): 1-21.

Manuscript Collections

Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Me.
Harold H. Burton papers, 1927-1965.
ca. 750 items; finding aid; collection contains correspondence (1933-1964), printed invitations, and documents concerning 47 judicial opinions (1945-1958), which include memoranda, correspondence, drafts, and printed opinions.

Hiram College Archives
Hiram, Ohio
Harold H. Burton papers, 1942-1954.
69 items; collection contains correspondence, reports, and clippings.

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Harold H. Burton papers, 1896-1964.
187 ft. (120,000 items); finding aid; collection consists mainly of correspondence and legal files, but also includes diaries, speeches, articles, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.

Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland, Ohio
The Harold H. Burton-Edward Blythin papers, 1933-1941.
10 linear ft.; collection contains correspondence, reports, speeches, proclamations, and newspaper clippings relating to routine administrative matters and topics of special interest during Burton's tenure as mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (1935-1940).

Harold H. Burton papers, 1911-1965.
35 linear ft.; finding aid; restricted; correspondence, financial records, campaign literature broadsides, reports, schedules, inventories, lists, and newspaper clippings relating to Burton's various political campaigns and business activities.

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