| Lewis F. Powell, Jr.  AKA Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Born: 19-Sep-1907
Birthplace: Suffolk, VA
Died: 25-Aug-1998
Location of death: Richmond, VA
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Judge Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Supreme Court Justice, 1972-87 Military service: US Army (WWII, Europe and North Africa, Col.) Father: Lewis F. Powell, Sr.
Mother: Mary Gwathmey
Wife: Josephine Pierce Rucker (m. 1936, d. 1996, three daughters, one son)
University: Washington and Lee University (1929)
Law School: Washington and Lee University (1931)
University: MA, Harvard Law School (1932)
US Supreme Court Justice 7-Jan-1972 to 26-Jun-1987 (resigned)
Alfalfa Club
American Bar Association President (1964-65)
American College of Trial Lawyers President (1969-70)
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Bronze Star
Croix de Guerre
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