Biddle, Francis

Biddle, Francis
1886–1968
   Biddle was ROOSEVELT’s Attorney General from September 1941 until 1945. As Solicitor General from 1939–40 he had been required to administer the Alien Registration Act of June 1940 with which he did not agree. He had to supervise the internment of Japanese and German Americans but he succeeded in removing Italian Americans from the list of aliens. As Attorney General he appointed an Interdepartmental Committee on Investigations which tried to set up procedures for loyalty investigations. After the war he served as a member of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and was noted for his compassion.

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  • Biddle, Francis Beverley — (1886 1968)    Born in Paris, France, to a wealthy American family, Francis Biddle graduated from Groton in 1905 and Harvard Law School in 1911 and was employed as a secretary to Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Having failed to get… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • Francis Biddle — (ganz rechts) als Richter bei den Nürnberger Prozessen mit (von links) Iona Nikittschenko, Norman Birkett und Geoffrey Lawrence. Francis Beverley Biddle (* 9. Mai 1886 in Paris; † 4. Oktober 1968 in Hyannis, Mass …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Francis A. Biddle — Francis Beverley Biddle (* 9. Mai 1886 in Paris; † 4. Oktober 1968 in Hyannis, Massachusetts) war ein Richter in den Vereinigten Staaten. Biddle war nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs der US amerikanische Hauptrichter bei den Nürnberger Prozessen.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Biddle — Biddle, a surname, may refer to:PeopleMembers of the Biddle family* Clement Biddle, 1740–1814, an American Revolutionary soldier and quartermaster general. * Nicholas Biddle (naval officer) (1750 1778) * James Biddle (Leader of American… …   Wikipedia

  • Francis Biddle — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Biddle. Francis Beverley Biddle (9 mai 1886 4 octobre 1968) était un juriste et un juge américain, surtout connu pour son rôle lors du procès de Nuremberg, où il fut le principal juge… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Francis Biddle — Francis Beverley Biddle (May 9, 1886 – October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who was Attorney General of the United States during World War II and who served as the primary American judge during the postwar Nuremberg trials.Biddle was …   Wikipedia

  • Biddle — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Adam Biddle (* 1988), australischer Fußballspieler Adrian Biddle (1952–2005), britischer Kameramann Charles Biddle (1934 2003), kanadischer Jazz Bassist Charles John Biddle (1819–1873), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Francis O. Lindquist — Francis Oscar Lindquist (* 27. September 1869 in Marinette, Wisconsin; † 25. September 1924 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1913 und 1915 vertrat er den …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Francis H. Dodds — Francis Henry Dodds (* 9. Juni 1858 bei Waddington, St. Lawrence County, New York; † 23. Dezember 1940 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1909 und 1913 vertrat er den …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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