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{{Short description|American judge (1897–1980)}} |
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'''Allin Hugh Pierce''' (January 18, 1897 – February 14, 1980)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pngjAQAAMAAJ|title=The American Bar|volume=27|year=1945|page=239}}</ref> was a judge of the [[United States Tax Court]] from 1955 to 1967. |
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== Biography == |
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Born in [[Graceville, Minnesota]], Pierce attended public schools in Minnesota and [[Fort Dodge, Iowa]]. He was an aviation cadet in the [[United States Navy Reserve]] during [[World War I]], in 1918, and thereafter received an [[Bachelor of Arts|A.B.]] from [[Swarthmore College]] in 1919, and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the [[University of Chicago Law School]], cum laude, in 1923.<ref name="OCD">''Official Congressional Directory'' (1961), p. 617.</ref> |
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He entered the practice of law with a specialization in federal taxation.<ref name="OCD"/> In 1928, he joined the office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, where he remained until 1936.<ref name="OCD"/><ref name="Tribune">"Allin H. Pierce", ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' (March 20, 1980), Sec. 3., p. 18.</ref> He also lectured extensively in Federal taxation before various institutes bar associations, and conferences.<ref name="OCD"/> |
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[[:Category:Judges of the United States Tax Court]] |
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In 1955, President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] appointed Pierce to a seat on the United States Tax Court, for which he took his oath of office on March 21, 1955.<ref name="OCD"/> Among the cases that Pierce presided over was a noted 1958 matter in which he filed a stipulation permitting a $60,000 settlement in favor of actress [[Hedy Lamarr]].<ref>Stephen Michael Shearer, ''Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr'' (2010), p. 89.</ref> He was later reappointed for term expiring June 1, 1972.<ref name="OCD"/> |
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Pierce married Florence Bennet, with whom he had a son and a daughter.<ref name="OCD"/><ref name="Tribune"/> He died in [[Santa Barbara, California]], where he had retired.<ref name="Tribune"/> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1897 births]] |
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[[Category:1980 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Graceville, Minnesota]] |
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[[Category:Swarthmore College alumni]] |
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[[Category:University of Chicago Law School alumni]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American judges]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:09, 22 January 2024
Allin Hugh Pierce (January 18, 1897 – February 14, 1980)[1] was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1955 to 1967.
Biography
[edit]Born in Graceville, Minnesota, Pierce attended public schools in Minnesota and Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was an aviation cadet in the United States Navy Reserve during World War I, in 1918, and thereafter received an A.B. from Swarthmore College in 1919, and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, cum laude, in 1923.[2]
He entered the practice of law with a specialization in federal taxation.[2] In 1928, he joined the office of the Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, where he remained until 1936.[2][3] He also lectured extensively in Federal taxation before various institutes bar associations, and conferences.[2]
In 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower appointed Pierce to a seat on the United States Tax Court, for which he took his oath of office on March 21, 1955.[2] Among the cases that Pierce presided over was a noted 1958 matter in which he filed a stipulation permitting a $60,000 settlement in favor of actress Hedy Lamarr.[4] He was later reappointed for term expiring June 1, 1972.[2]
Pierce married Florence Bennet, with whom he had a son and a daughter.[2][3] He died in Santa Barbara, California, where he had retired.[3]