Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Judge
1907 – 1998
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Who was Lewis F. Powell, Jr.?
Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Powell developed a reputation as a judicial moderate who was known for consensus-building during his tenure. He was known for drafting the Powell Memorandum, a confidential memorandum for the US Chamber of Commerce that described a road map to defend and further the Chamber of Commerce's concept of free-enterprise capitalism against perceived socialist, communist, and fascist cultural trends.
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- Born
- Sep 19, 1907
Suffolk - Also known as
- 劉易斯·鮑威爾
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Law School
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington and Lee University School of Law
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Virginia
- Died
- Aug 25, 1998
Richmond
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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