Rehnquist, William Hubbs (10/01/1924-9/3/2005)
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- Occupation: Attorney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the United States
- Number of Terms: 1
- Committees/Roles: Ex-officio as Chief Justice of the United States. Elected 16th Chancellor, January 1987. Executive Committee and the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.
Subject
- Rehnquist, William H. 10/1/1924-9/3/2005
- Board of Regents
- Chancellor of the Smithsonian Board of Regents
- Chief Justice of the United States
- United States Supreme Court
Category
Smithsonian Board of Regents
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Regent type
Chief Justice
Notes
- For information on his appointment to the Board of Regents, see "The Torch," January 1987.
- Biographical Dictionary of the Federal Judiciary. Compiled by Harold Chase, Samuel Krislov, Keith O. Boyum, and Jerry N. Clark. Detroit: Gale Research, 1976; Congressional Directory. 93rd Congress, 2nd Session. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974; Directory of American Scholars. Seventh edition, Volume 4: Philosophy, Religion & Law; National Cyclopedia of American Biography. Volume 63. New York: James T. White & Co., 1984; Who's Who in America. 38th edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1974; Who's Who in American Law. First edition. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978.
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
Regent Tenure: 09/26/1986-09/03/2005
Topic
- Lawyers
- Judges
- Regents
Place
Virginia
Form/Genre
Biographies