Horace James Donnelly

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Horace James Donnelly (also Horace J. Donnelly , born October 24, 1879 in Washington, DC , † March 24, 1981 ibid) was an American lawyer .

Life

Family and education

A native of Washington Horace James Donnelly, son of John Jay Donnelly and Juliette S. Newman Donnelly, took after high school Accounts the study of law at Georgetown University in 1909 he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Laws , 1910 to a Master of Laws .

Horace James Donnelly married Mary Alice Whitzell (1883–1962) in 1901. The relationship was the son of Captain Horace James Donnelly Jr. (1901-1987). Donnelly died in March 1981, five months after the age of 101, in his hometown of Washington, DC He was buried next to his wife in Glenwood Cemetery.

Professional background

In 1901, Horace James Donnelly took on a managerial position at the Curtis Public Company in Washington, DC, and in 1902 he moved to the WF Burns Company in the same capacity. Also in 1902 he was admitted to the Washington (DC) bar. After subsequent various professional activities occurred Horace James Donnelly in 1906 as a clerk in the United States Post Office Department , a, 1910, he became the Attorney , 1919 Assistant Solicitor, 1925 for Solicitor , appointed Special Counsel 1934th Donnelly, who resigned from the Federal Postal Service in 1934, then joined the law firm Nash & Donnelly as a partner.

Horace James Donnelly, elected member of the University Club, emerged as the author and compiler of official legal opinions pertaining to the Post Office Department during his tenure as solicitor. After he left the federal service, he was recognized for the stricter legislation he initiated to curb postal fraud.

literature

  • Who was who in America: with world notables: Volume VI, 1974-1976. Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, Ill., 1976, p. 115.
  • Robert A Hill, Barbara Bair, Edith Johnson: The Marcus Garvey and universal Negro improvement Association papers: Volume VII, November 1927-August 1940. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1990, p. 300.
  • John T. Noonan Jr .: The Luster of Our Country: The American Experience of Religious Freedom. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1998, p. 150.
  • Dawn B Sova: Literature suppressed on social grounds. in: Facts on File library of world literature .; Banned books (2006). Facts On File, New York, NY, 2006, p. 127.

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personal data
SURNAME Donnelly, Horace James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Donnelly, Horace J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1981
Place of death Washington, DC