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|name = Nicholas Spaeth |
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|governor = [[George A. Sinner|George Sinner]] |
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1950|1|27}} |
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|birth_place = [[Mahnomen, Minnesota]], U.S. |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|2014|3|16|1950|1|27}} |
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|death_place = [[Fargo, North Dakota]], U.S. |
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|alma_mater = [[Stanford University]]<br>[[New College, Oxford]] |
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|term_start = January 1, 1985 |
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|term_end = December 15, 1992 |
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⚫ | Spaeth grew up in North Dakota. He went to college at [[Stanford University]], where he graduated with honors, and won a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] to Oxford. After Oxford, |
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⚫ | Born in [[Mahnomen, Minnesota]], Spaeth grew up in [[Valley City, North Dakota|Valley City]], [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], and [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]] in North Dakota. He went to college at [[Stanford University]], where he graduated with honors, and won a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] to [[New College, Oxford]]. After Oxford, he went to [[Stanford Law School]], where he was managing editor of the law review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2012/03/too_old_to_get_hired_too_young036246.php|newspaper=[[Washington Monthly]]|date=March 24, 2011|access-date=2012-03-24|title=Too Old to Get Hired, Too Young to Retire|author=Michael Kinsley}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ndcourts.gov/court/news/spaethn.htm North Dakota Supreme Court News-Nicholas John Spaeth]</ref> |
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As Attorney General, Spaeth was (and remains) the only statewide, elected official not to be endorsed by the [[National Rifle Association]] in the history of the state. Although he is an avid hunter, he is also a lifelong advocate of gun control. In the November 1992 election for governor of North Dakota, Spaeth lost to Schafer, 58% to 41%. |
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After graduation, he clerked for [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] Judge [[Myron Bright]] and then for Supreme Court Justice [[Byron White]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Memorandum Opinion, Nicholas Spaeth, Plaintiff, v. Georgetown University, Defendant, Civil Action No. 11-1376 (ESH), United States District Court, District of Columbia|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14916352069944023892&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr|date=March 13, 2012|author=Ellen Segal Huvelle|access-date=2012-03-24}}</ref><ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/spaethn.html Nicholas J. Spaeth profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205084321/http://www.law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/spaethn.html |date=2010-12-05 }}, University of Missouri School of Law; accessed March 18, 2014.</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2004, Spaeth joined [[H&R Block |
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⚫ | In the November 1992 election for governor of North Dakota, Spaeth lost to Schafer, 58% to 41%. In 2004, Spaeth joined [[H&R Block|H&R Block, Inc.]] in 2004, as a senior vice president and chief legal officer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hrblock.com/presscenter/about/profileDetail.jsp?EXEC_PROFILE_ID=1060|title = H&R Block's Newsroom - Source of Company and Tax News}}</ref> He resigned in 2007 and joined the [[Federal Home Loan Bank]] (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel and chief risk officer.<ref>'Nicholas Spaeth, former ND attorney general, found bead in Fargo,' '''Grand Forks Herald,''' Patrick Springer, May 17. 2014</ref> |
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==Death== |
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Spaeth was found dead in his apartment in [[Fargo, North Dakota]] on March 16, 2014. He was 64 years old.<ref>[http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/94750/ Nicholas Spaeth, former North Dakota Attorney General, found dead in Fargo over the weekend], wday.com; accessed March 18, 2014.</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 6)]] |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = January 27, 1950 |
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 17 September 2023
Nicholas Spaeth | |
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27th Attorney General of North Dakota | |
In office January 1, 1985 – December 15, 1992 | |
Governor | George Sinner |
Preceded by | Robert Wefald |
Succeeded by | Heidi Heitkamp |
Personal details | |
Born | Mahnomen, Minnesota, U.S. | January 27, 1950
Died | March 16, 2014 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. | (aged 64)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Stanford University New College, Oxford |
Nicholas John Spaeth (January 27, 1950 – March 16, 2014) was the 27th Attorney General of North Dakota, serving from 1985 to 1992. He lost the 1992 North Dakota governor's race to Republican Ed Schafer.
Born in Mahnomen, Minnesota, Spaeth grew up in Valley City, Fargo, and Bismarck in North Dakota. He went to college at Stanford University, where he graduated with honors, and won a Rhodes Scholarship to New College, Oxford. After Oxford, he went to Stanford Law School, where he was managing editor of the law review.[1][2]
After graduation, he clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge Myron Bright and then for Supreme Court Justice Byron White.[3][4]
In the November 1992 election for governor of North Dakota, Spaeth lost to Schafer, 58% to 41%. In 2004, Spaeth joined H&R Block, Inc. in 2004, as a senior vice president and chief legal officer.[5] He resigned in 2007 and joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel and chief risk officer.[6]
Death[edit]
Spaeth was found dead in his apartment in Fargo, North Dakota on March 16, 2014. He was 64 years old.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Michael Kinsley (March 24, 2011). "Too Old to Get Hired, Too Young to Retire". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ North Dakota Supreme Court News-Nicholas John Spaeth
- ^ Ellen Segal Huvelle (March 13, 2012). "Memorandum Opinion, Nicholas Spaeth, Plaintiff, v. Georgetown University, Defendant, Civil Action No. 11-1376 (ESH), United States District Court, District of Columbia". Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ Nicholas J. Spaeth profile Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, University of Missouri School of Law; accessed March 18, 2014.
- ^ "H&R Block's Newsroom - Source of Company and Tax News".
- ^ 'Nicholas Spaeth, former ND attorney general, found bead in Fargo,' Grand Forks Herald, Patrick Springer, May 17. 2014
- ^ Nicholas Spaeth, former North Dakota Attorney General, found dead in Fargo over the weekend, wday.com; accessed March 18, 2014.
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- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- American Rhodes Scholars
- H&R Block
- Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States
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