Erwin Griswold

Erwin Griswold
34th Solicitor General of the United States
In office October 23, 1967 – March 21, 1973
President	Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Thurgood Marshall
Succeeded by	Robert Bork
6th Dean of Harvard Law School
In office 1946–1967
Preceded by	James M. Landis
Succeeded by	Derek Bok
Personal details
Born	Erwin Nathaniel Griswold (1904-07-14)July 14, 1904 East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 19, 1994(1994-11-19) (aged 90) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Oberlin College (BA, MA) Harvard University (LLB, SJD)

Erwin Nathaniel Griswold (/ˈɡrɪzwɔːld, -wəld/;^[1] July 14, 1904 – November 19, 1994) was an American appellate attorney and legal scholar who argued many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Griswold served as Solicitor General of the United States (1967–1973) under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. He also served as the dean of Harvard Law School for 21 years. Several times he was considered for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. During a career that spanned more than six decades, he served as member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as president of the American Bar Foundation.