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

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Committee on Economic Security
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