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  Bailey Aldrich (1907-2002) — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 23, 1907. Son of Talbot Aldrich and Eleanor (Little) Aldrich. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1954-59; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1959-72; took senior status 1972. Member, American Judicature Society; Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., September 25, 2002 (age 95 years, 155 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 13, 1932, to Elizabeth Perkins.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Benjamin D. Burdick (1903-1987) — also known as Ben Burdick — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., July 2, 1903. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1956, 1960 (alternate); member of Wayne State University board of governors; elected 1959; circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1963-77; appointed 1963. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; American Jewish Congress; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 5, 1987 (age 84 years, 156 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Irwin H. Burdick. See Burdick-Hochman family of Michigan.
  Donald H. Hackel (b. 1925) — of Rutland, Rutland County, Vt. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 1, 1925. Son of Myer Jacob Hackel and Rose (Milhender) Hackel. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1956; member of Vermont Democratic State Committee, 1961-67. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1967.
  Relatives: Married, August 14, 1949, to Stella Bloomberg.
  George Henry Lowe (b. 1939) — also known as George H. Lowe — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., April 1, 1939. Son of John Elmer Lowe and Mary Catherine (Mullin) Lowe. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1978-82. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 1994.
  Relatives: Married, June 5, 1965, to Barbara Ann Blewitt.
  Calvert Magruder (1893-1968) — Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., December 26, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1939-59. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died May 22, 1968 (age 74 years, 148 days). Burial location unknown.
  Sterry Robinson Waterman (1901-1984) — also known as Sterry R. Waterman — of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Taunton, Bristol County, Mass., June 12, 1901. Son of Zeno Sterry Waterman (born 1871) and Sarah W. (Robinson) Waterman. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1936; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1955-70. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary; Sphinx; Zeta Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Died in 1984 (age about 83 years). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
  Relatives: Second cousin four times removed of David Waterman and Luther Waterman; third cousin thrice removed of Elisha Waterman and Thomas Glasby Waterman; second cousin twice removed of William Harrison Waterman; fourth cousin once removed of Alexander Hamilton Waterman and Robert Whitney Waterman; son of Zeno Sterry Waterman (born 1871) and Sarah W. (Robinson) Waterman; married, May 13, 1932, to Frances Chadbourne Knight. See Waterman family of New York and Connecticut.

 

 


 
   
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