A. Devitt Vanech

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A. Devitt Vanech

Augustus "Gus" Devitt Vanech (born March 26, 1906 in New York City , †  September 10, 1967 in Washington, DC ) was an American lawyer and the first United States Deputy Attorney General .

Life

After attending the Military Academy in Peekskill , he became special assistant to Attorney General Homer S. Cummings in 1933 and then studied law at the American University's Washington College of Law from 1933 to 1936 . After graduation, he was admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia and subsequently practiced as a lawyer . A later further study of law at the Law School of the Catholic University of America he finished in 1944 with a Master of Laws (LL.M.).

After he was between 1946 and 1947 chairman of the US President Harry S. Truman's set by Executive Order 9835 temporary commission for loyalty of employees, he was Assistant Attorney General head of the property department in the US Department of Justice . After completing this activity, he became first Deputy Attorney General in 1951 and thus Deputy Minister of Justice. He held this office until his resignation in 1952. The reason for his resignation was the allegation that he had obtained a lawyer license for Tennessee , although he was not a citizen of that state .

Later, he announced in the code ( Primary the) Democratic Party for a Senate seat for Connecticut to run. However, he lost in the primary to Abraham A. Ribicoff , who in turn was defeated by the Republican candidate Prescott Bush in the Senate elections. Vanech then opened a law firm in Washington , where he worked until his death.

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  1. ↑ TIME MAGAZINE: National Affairs: The First Loyalty (March 31, 1947)
personal data
SURNAME Vanech, A. Devitt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vanech, Augustus Devitt; Vanech, Gus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1967
Place of death Washington, DC