John W. Lord Jr.

John Whitaker Lord Jr. (December 19, 1901 – May 16, 1972) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 6th district from 1947 to 1951 and the Philadelphia City Council from 1952 to 1954. He served as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1954 until his death in 1972.

John W. Lord Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
December 19, 1971 – May 16, 1972
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
1969–1971
Preceded byThomas James Clary
Succeeded byJoseph Simon Lord III
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
May 20, 1954 – December 19, 1971
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJames P. McGranery
Succeeded byLouis Charles Bechtle
Member of the Philadelphia City Council
In office
1952–1954
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 6th district
In office
1947–1951
Preceded byGeorge Woodward
Succeeded byMartin Silvert
Personal details
Born
John Whitaker Lord Jr.

(1901-12-19)December 19, 1901
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 16, 1972(1972-05-16) (aged 70)
EducationTemple University Beasley School of Law (LL.B.)

Early life and education

Lord was born in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]. He graduated from Germantown High School and the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He received a Bachelor of Laws from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1928.

Career

He entered private practice in 1928 with the firm of Brown and Williams (later White and Williams) and remained associated with them until his elevation to the bench in 1954.[2] Lord also worked as a law professor at Temple University from 1938 to 1954, as well as lecturing on medical jurisprudence at Hahnemann Medical College.[2] He was a deputy state attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1939 to 1946. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 6th district from 1947 to 1951. In 1951, he was elected as one of seven at-large members of the Philadelphia City Council and served from 1952 to 1954.[2][3]

Federal judicial service

Lord was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 29, 1954, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge James P. McGranery. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 18, 1954, and received his commission on May 20, 1954. He served as Chief Judge from 1969 to 1971. He assumed senior status on December 19, 1971.[3] Lord served in that capacity until his death on May 16, 1972, after collapsing while attending a Temple Law alumni dinner.[2]

He is interred at the Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church Cemetery in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]

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References
  1. "Pennsylvania State Senate - John W Lord, Jr Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. "Judge Lord Collapses, Dies At Temple Law Alumni Dinner". Philadelphia Inquirer. May 17, 1972. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. John Whitaker Lord Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  4. "John Whitaker Lord, Jr". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

Sources
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
George Woodward		 Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 6th district
1947-1951		 Succeeded by
Martin Silvert
Legal offices
Preceded by
James P. McGranery		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1954–1971		 Succeeded by
Louis Charles Bechtle
Preceded by
Thomas James Clary		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1969–1971		 Succeeded by
Joseph Simon Lord III
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