Samuel D. Warren (US attorney)
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Samuel Dennis Warren was a Boston
attorney.
Warren graduated from Harvard College
in 1875 and graduated second in his class at Harvard Law School in 1877. The first-place student was his friend Louis Brandeis
, later a justice of the United States Supreme Court. Warren and Brandeis founded the prominent Boston law firm of Nutter McClennen & Fish
in 1879 and shortly thereafter published their famous law review article The Right to Privacy.
Beginning in 1902, he served from 1902 to 1906 as president of the trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
.
He married Mabel Bayard, daughter of Thomas F. Bayard
, in 1883. They had six children.
He committed suicide in Dedham, Massachusetts
on February 18, 1910. His family disguised his suicide and the date of his death.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
attorney.
Warren graduated from Harvard College
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1875 and graduated second in his class at Harvard Law School in 1877. The first-place student was his friend Louis Brandeis
Louis Brandeis
Louis Dembitz Brandeis ; November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939.He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Jewish immigrant parents who raised him in a secular mode...
, later a justice of the United States Supreme Court. Warren and Brandeis founded the prominent Boston law firm of Nutter McClennen & Fish
Nutter McClennen & Fish
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP is a prominent law firm in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1879 by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis and his Harvard Law School classmate Samuel D. Warren....
in 1879 and shortly thereafter published their famous law review article The Right to Privacy.
Beginning in 1902, he served from 1902 to 1906 as president of the trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
.
He married Mabel Bayard, daughter of Thomas F. Bayard
Thomas F. Bayard
Thomas Francis Bayard was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served three terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware, and as U.S. Secretary of State, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.-Early life and family:Bayard was born in...
, in 1883. They had six children.
He committed suicide in Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by...
on February 18, 1910. His family disguised his suicide and the date of his death.
External links
- Louis Brandeis & Samuel Warren," The Right to Privacy," 4 Harvard Law Review 193-220 (1890-91)
- Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, the law firm founded by Brandeis and Warren