Leo H. Healy

Deceased Person

1894 – 1962

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Who was Leo H. Healy?

Leo H. Healy was the Assistant District Attorney and a Judge in New York City in the 1920s. In 1911, he held the title of “World Champion Intercollegiate Orator”. He was an attorney for the Black Star Line and in 1923 he was a key government witness in the trial of Marcus Garvey. In 1944 he was the defense attorney for the Christian Front, an anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi organization active in the United States from about 1938 until about 1942.

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Born
Jul 4, 1894
Also known as
  • Leo Healy
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • Fordham University School of Law
Lived in
  • Worcester
  • Brooklyn
Died
Dec 1, 1962

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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