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'''Nicholas J. Spaeth''' (January 27, 1950 |
'''Nicholas J. Spaeth''' (January 27, 1950 – March 16, 2014) was the 27th [[North Dakota Attorney General|Attorney General]] of [[North Dakota]], serving from 1985–92. He lost the 1992 [[Governor of North Dakota|North Dakota governor]]'s race to Republican [[Ed Schafer]]. |
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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, we went to [[Stanford Law School]], where he was managing editor of the law review.<ref>{{cite web |
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, we 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|publisher=Washington Monthly|date=March 24, 2011|accessdate=2012-03-24|title=Too Old to Get Hired, Too Young to Retire|author=Michael Kinsley}}</ref> |
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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=http://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|accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref><ref>[http://law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/spaethn.html Nicholas J. Spaeth profile], University of Missouri School of Law; accessed March 18, 2014.</ref> |
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In the November 1992 election for governor of North Dakota, Spaeth lost to Schafer, 58% to 41%. |
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In 2004, Spaeth joined [[H&R Block |
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>http://www.hrblock.com/presscenter/about/profileDetail.jsp?EXEC_PROFILE_ID=1060</ref> He resigned in 2007 and joined the [[Federal Home Loan Bank]] (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel, and chief risk officer. {{cn}} |
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==Death== |
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Spaeth was found dead in his apartment in Fargo, North Dakota on March 16, 2014.<ref>[http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/94750/ Nicholas Spaeth, former North Dakota Attorney General, found dead in Fargo over the weekend]</ref> |
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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==References== |
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Revision as of 14:11, 18 March 2014
Nicholas J. Spaeth (January 27, 1950 – March 16, 2014) was the 27th Attorney General of North Dakota, serving from 1985–92. He lost the 1992 North Dakota governor's race to Republican Ed Schafer.
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, we went to Stanford Law School, where he was managing editor of the law review.[1]
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.[2][3]
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.[4] He resigned in 2007 and joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel, and chief risk officer. [citation needed]
Death
Spaeth was found dead in his apartment in Fargo, North Dakota on March 16, 2014. He was 64 years old.[5]
References
- ^ Michael Kinsley (March 24, 2011). "Too Old to Get Hired, Too Young to Retire". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ Nicholas J. Spaeth profile, University of Missouri School of Law; accessed March 18, 2014.
- ^ http://www.hrblock.com/presscenter/about/profileDetail.jsp?EXEC_PROFILE_ID=1060
- ^ Nicholas Spaeth, former North Dakota Attorney General, found dead in Fargo over the weekend, wday.com; accessed March 18, 2014.
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