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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JOHN EDSAK HOOVER DIRECTIR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPAATMENT OF JUSTICR. July 10, 1950 John Edgar Hoover was bern January 1, 1895, in the District o/ Columsia, He was educated in the public schools of the District of Columbia and received LL.8. and LL.M. Degrees from George Washington University. He holds Honorary Degrees fron George Washington Universtty , Pennsylvanta Military College, New York Untversity, Drake Untueretty, - Westminster College, Oklahoma Baptist University, Georgetown Univeratty, Notre Dame Universtty, St. John's Untuversity Law School, Rutgers Unt~ versity, the Universtty of Arkansas, Seton Hall College, Holy Croes College and Marquette University. He holde an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Sctence from Kalamazoo College and an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Laws from the Untversity of the South. ifr. Hoover entered the Department of Justice tn 1917, and in 1919, was appointed Special Assistant to the Attorney General. Fron 1921 until 1924 he served as Aasistant Director of the Bureau of Investigation and in May, 1924, he wae named Director. ir, Hoover ts a member of the Masonite Order; Kappoe Alpha Fraternity; Ontcron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; Alpha Phi Omega, aad Zeta Sigma Pt. He tea member of many national and state-wide law enforcement associationa, He te a truatee of the George Washington Untversity; a trustee of the National Presbyterian Church; o member of the Soard of Directors of the Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, Washington, D. C.; a member of the Board of Directors of the Boys' Clubs of Amertca; a member of the Nattonal Committee on Pudlic kelations of the Boy Scouta of Anertca; and an Active Member of the Grand Council of the Order of DeMolay. He has been admitted to practice law before the bar of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbta, the Untted States Court of Claims, and the United States Supreme Court. On March 8, 1946, Mr. Hoover was presented the Medal of Merit by the President of the United States. On October 27, 1949, he woe awarded the "Theodore Roosevelt Diatingutshed Service Medal" by the foosevelt Hemortal Association, On May 2, 1950, Mr. Hoover received the Grand Lodge Medal for Distinguished Achtevement from the Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M. of the State of New York. we On May 18, 1950, former President Herbert Hoover presented ir, J. Edgar Hoover with the Golden Keystone award of the Boye’ Clybe : of America. -_ de ae TY a ae TT