Biography

12/19/1901 - 05/16/1972

John Whitaker Lord Jr. (R6) Philadelphia (Part) County 1947-1950

Early Life:

John Whitaker Lord, Jr. born December 19, 1901, Germantown neighborhood, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County Pennsylvania; Germantown High School; University of Pennsylvania; Temple University Beasley School of Law, (now James E. Beasley School of Law), LL.B., 1928; attorney; private practice, firm of Brown and Williams (later White and Williams) 1928-1954; married, Margaret Lilias Montgomery Lord, 1930; law professor, Temple University, 1938-1954, lectured, medical jurisprudence, Hahnemann Medical College; deputy state attorney general of Pennsylvania, 1939-1946; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1947-1950; elected, at-large member, Philadelphia City Council, 1952-1954; presidential appointment, judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1954-1968, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1969-1971, senior status, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, December 19, 1971-death; died, May 16, 1972, collapsed while attending a Temple Law alumni dinner, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County Pennsylvania; interment, Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Deputy state attorney general of Pennsylvania, 1939-1946.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 6th district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1947-1950.

Elected, at-large member, Philadelphia City Council, 1952-1954.

Continued Government Service/National Politics:

Nominated, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, March 29, 1954, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vacated by Judge James P. McGranery; confirmed, United States Senate, May 18, 1954, received his commission, May 20, 1954-1968, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1969-1971, senior status, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, December 19, 1971- death, May 16, 1972, collapsed while attending a Temple Law alumni dinner.

Federal Judiciary Biography:

Lord, John Whitaker, Jr. | Federal Judicial Center (fjc.gov)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "L"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) • Wednesday, May 17, 1972, • Page 35.

John Whitaker Lord Jr. (1901-1972) - Find a Grave Memorial