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Clarence Darrow

American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union (1857-1938)

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Clarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks (1924) and defending John T. Scopes in the Scopes Trial (1925), in which he opposed William Jennings Bryan (statesman, noted orator, and 3-time presidential candidate). Called a "sophisticated country lawyer" <a href="https://www.last

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Preceded by: Albert Glade
Succeeded by: Edward W. Gillispie
Born: Clarence Seward Darrow , ( 1857-04-18 ) April 18, 1857, Farmdale , Ohio , U.S.
Died: March 13, 1938 (1938-03-13) (aged 80), Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Party: Independent
Other political affiliations: Public Ownership (1903–1905)
Spouses: Jessie Ohl ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1880 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1897 ) Ruby Hammerstrom ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1903 )
Children: 1; Paul Edward Darrow
Relatives: J. Howard Moore (brother-in-law) Karl K. Darrow (nephew)
Alma mater: Allegheny College , University of Michigan
Occupation: Lawyer

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Clarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician who became famous in the 19th century for high-profile representations of trade union causes, and in the 20th century for several criminal matters, including the Leopold and Loeb murder trial, the Scopes "monkey" trial, and the Ossian Sweet defense. He was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform, as well as a noted public speaker, debater, and writer.

Darrow is considered by some legal analysts and lawyers to be the greatest lawyer of the 20th century. He was posthumously inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame. Called a "sophisticated country lawyer", Darrow's wit and eloquence made him one of the most prominent attorneys and civil libertarians in the nation.