William O. Douglas
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US Supreme Court justice from 1939 to 1975
Described at
William O. Douglas Dies at 81 - The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com →William O. Douglas, a fierce defender of civil rights, civil liberties and the right of dissent during his 36 years as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, died early yesterday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after being hospitalized for a month with pneumonia and progressive lung and kidney failure. He was 81.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Maine Township
- Place of death
- Bethesda
- Occupation
- trade unionist
- Employer
- Columbia Law School
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Image
- 1939 William Orville Douglas (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1898-10-16
- date of death
- 1980-01-19
- Commons category
- William O. Douglas
- member of
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
- described at URL
- www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/01/20/william-o-douglas-dies-at-81/75701707-7e27-4414-95ee-220ec5f77dbe
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- William Orville Douglas
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