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Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr. 1907-1998.
American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1971-1987).
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Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr. — ▪ 1999 American lawyer and judge (b. Sept. 19, 1907, Suffolk, Va. d. Aug. 25, 1998, Richmond, Va.), served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for 15 years, during which he often provided a centrist viewpoint in an otherwise… … Universalium
Powell, Lewis F., Jr. — ▪ United States jurist in full Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. born Sept. 19, 1907, Suffolk, Va., U.S. died August 25, 1998, Richmond, Va. associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1972–87). Powell was the eldest child of… … Universalium
Powell — /pow euhl/ for 1, 4, 5; /poh euhl, pow / for 2, 3, n. 1. Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908 72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil rights leader: congressman 1945 67, 1969 71. 2. Anthony, born 1905, English author. 3. Cecil Frank, 1903 69, English… … Universalium
franklin — /frangk lin/, n. Eng. Hist. (in the 14th and 15th centuries) a freeholder who was not of noble birth. [1250 1300; ME fra(u)nkelin < AF fraunclein, equiv. to fraunc free, FRANK1 + lein LING1; formed on the model of OF chamberlain CHAMBERLAIN] * *… … Universalium
Franklin — /frangk lin/, n. 1. Benjamin, 1706 90, American statesman, diplomat, author, scientist, and inventor. 2. Sir John, 1786 1847, English Arctic explorer. 3. John Hope, born 1915, U.S. historian and educator. 4. a district in extreme N Canada, in the … Universalium
lewis — /looh is/, n. a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone. [1730 40; perh. after the surname of the inventor] * * * (as used in expressions) Ferdinand… … Universalium
Lewis — /looh is/, n. 1. C(ecil) Day, 1904 72, British poet: poet laureate after 1968. 2. C(live) S(taples) /stay peuhlz/, ( Clive Hamilton ), 1898 1963, English novelist and essayist. 3. Gilbert Newton, 1875 1946, U.S. chemist. 4. (Harry) Sinclair, 1885 … Universalium
Lewis F. Powell — (1976) Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. (* 19. September 1907 in Suffolk, Virginia; † 25. August 1998 in Richmond, Virginia) war ein Richter am Obersten Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Sta … Deutsch Wikipedia
Powell (surname) — Powell is a traditional Welsh surname said to mean Son of the Servant of St. Paul, . However, there is a more likely but less Christian derivation as a patronymic from the Welsh first name Hywel. The Welsh term ap means son of , hence Ap Hywel… … Wikipedia
Franklin — (de «Benjamín Franklin», científico y político estadounidense del siglo XVIII) m. Fís. Franklinio. * * * franklin. (De B. Franklin, 1706 1790, científico y político estadounidense). m … Enciclopedia Universal
