Holmes Baldridge
10th United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division
In office
April 3, 1951 – January 20, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byH. Graham Morison
Succeeded byWarren E. Burger
Personal details
Born
Albert Holmes Baldridge

(1902-09-27)September 27, 1902
Connerville, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 1987(1987-06-23) (aged 84)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Resting placeRose Hill Burial Park (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
University of Nebraska College of Law
ProfessionAttorney

Holmes Baldridge (September 27, 1902 – June 23, 1987) was an American attorney who served as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division from 1951 to 1953.[1][2]

Baldridge was born in Connerville, Oklahoma (then Indian Territory) on September 27, 1902, the son of Albert Sidney and Ripple (Holmes) Baldridge. He graduated from Oklahoma City's Central High School in 1921.[3] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1925, and received his LL.B. degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1931.[4]

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma, Baldridge taught speech at the University of Oregon for two years.[4] After completing law school and attaining admission to the bar, he served as general counsel for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1933 to 1936.[4] From 1935 to 1938, Baldridge was counsel for the Federal Communications Commission, and was responsible for a nationwide investigation into the telephone industry.[4] He then moved to the Department of Justice as special assistant to the Attorney General, and served in several other positions before becoming head of the Civil Division.[4]

Baldridge died in Denver, Colorado on June 23, 1987.[5] He was buried at Rose Hill Burial Park in Oklahoma City.[6] Baldridge was survived by his wife Anne and son Cates.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ada Weekly News Newspaper Archives, Dec 7, 1950, p. 2". Newspaperarchive.com. 1950-12-07. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman Archives, Apr 4, 1951, p. 12". Newspaperarchive.com. 1951-04-04. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  3. ^ Rosow, Jerome M. (1949). American Men in Government. New York, NY: Public Affairs Press. p. 19 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c d e "If You Sue the Government Holmes Baldridge is the Man You Have to Reckon With". Changing Times. Washington, DC: The Kiplinger Washington Agency. December 1951. p. 19 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Death Notices". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. June 26, 1987. Retrieved September 12, 2019. Baldridge, Albert Holmes, 84, Denver, Colo., formerly of Oklahoma City, died Tuesday. Services noon today (Hahn-Cook, Street & Draper).
  6. ^ a b "Obituary, A. Holmes Baldridge". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, OK. June 25, 1987. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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