Attorney General Homer Cummings
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Attorney General Homer Cummings was the U.S. Attorney General under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, known for his role in New Deal legal reforms and support of expanded federal powers during the 1930s.
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- Homer Cummings ×45
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| instanceOf |
Attorney General of the United States
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human → lawyer → politician → |
| appointedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1870-04-30
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| dateOfDeath |
1956-09-10
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| educatedAt |
Yale Law School
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Yale University → |
| era |
20th-century American politics
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| familyName |
Cummings
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| fullName |
Homer Stillé Cummings
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| genreOfActivity |
New Deal era legal policy
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| givenName |
Homer
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| hasGender |
male
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| knownFor |
leadership of the U.S. Department of Justice in the 1930s
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role in New Deal legal reforms → support of expanded federal powers → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| legalSpecialty |
federal law
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public law → |
| memberOf |
Connecticut bar
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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| notableEvent |
service as U.S. Attorney General during the Great Depression
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| notableWork |
advocacy for federal crime legislation in the 1930s
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implementation of New Deal legal policies → reorganization and modernization of the U.S. Department of Justice → support for expanded federal powers during the 1930s → |
| occupation |
attorney
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political leader → public official → |
| officeEndTime |
1939-01-02
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| officeStartTime |
1933-03-04
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| placeOfBirth |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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| positionHeld |
Attorney General of the United States
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Chair of the Democratic National Committee → Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut → |
| precededBy |
William D. Mitchell
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| residence |
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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| servesUnder |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| succeededBy |
Frank Murphy
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| workLocation |
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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Washington, D.C., United States → |
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Committee on Economic Security
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