Harold Kenneth Wood
Personal
Birthday:
3/21/1906
Birthplace:
Mount Vernon, NY
Date of Death:
12/17/1972
Place of Death:
Philadelphia, PA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Tax examiner, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1940-1941
Assistant district attorney, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1942-1945
Legal counsel, Selective Service System, 1941-1945
Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1946-1957
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1957-1959
Education
Name of School:
Colgate University
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1927
Name of School - Second:
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1934 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Court Name:
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
President Nominating:
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
9/10/1959
Retirement from Active Service:
6/24/1971
Termination Date:
12/17/1972
Termination Reason:
Death