Clarence Seward Darrow

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Clarence Seward Darrow

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kinsman (Farmdale Area), Trumbull County, Ohio, United States
Death: March 13, 1938 (80)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Amirus Amarius Darrow and Emily Eddy
Husband of Ruby Darrow
Ex-husband of Jessie Eveline Darrow
Father of Paul M. Darrow
Brother of Edward Everett Darrow; Channing Ellery Darrow; Mary Elizabeth Olsen; Herbert Eddy Darrow; Hubert H. Darrow and 2 others

Occupation: lawyer, Lawyer/Social Reformer
Managed by: Chad Bouldin
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About Clarence Seward Darrow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Darrow

Clarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Bobby Franks (1924) and defending John T. Scopes in the Scopes Trial (1925), in which he opposed William Jennings Bryan (statesman, noted orator, and three time presidential candidate for the Democratic Party). Called a "sophisticated country lawyer", he remains notable for his wit and agnosticism, which marked him as one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians.


Famous Lawyer. At death, cremated. Ashes scattered in the Columbia Basin behind the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

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Clarence Seward Darrow's Timeline

1857
April 18, 1857
Kinsman (Farmdale Area), Trumbull County, Ohio, United States
1883
December 10, 1883
Andover, OH, USA
1938
March 13, 1938
Age 80
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1938
Age 80
Cremated, ashes scattered., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States