Burton, Harold Hitz Born June 22, 1888, in Jamaica Plain, MA Died October 28, 1964, in Washington, DC Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by Harry S Truman on September 18, 1945, to a seat vacated by Owen J. Roberts; Confirmed by the Senate on September 19, 1945, and received commission on September 22, 1945. Assumed senior status on October 13, 1958. Service terminated on October 28, 1964, due to death. Education: Bowdoin College, A.B., 1909 Harvard Law School, LL.D., 1912 Professional Career: Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-1916 Head of legal department, Idaho Power Company, 1916-1917 U.S. Army Lieutenant, 1917-1919 Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1919-1935 Member Ohio House of Representatives, 1929 Director of law for the City of Cleveland, Ohio, 1929-1931 Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1935-1940 U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1941-1945 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Research Collections