Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, 1924-1983

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, 1924-1983
Other forms of name
Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, 1924-
Date of birth
1924-11-04
Date of death
1983-12-21
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Ambassadors
College teachers
Deans (Education)
Lawyers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 113406407
Wikidata: Q1095383
Library of congress: n 85119675
Sources of Information
  • African American National Biography, accessed December 23, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, Jr; legal scholar, diplomat, civil rights activist, soldier; born 04 November 1924 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States; earned his LLB cum laude from Harvard Law School (1951); served as assistant general counsel to the Moreland Act Commission to Investigate Harness Racing; taught at Rutgers University in New Jersey (1955-1962); general counsel to the Civil Rights Commission (1961-1963); dean of Howard Law School (1963-1969); President Richard Nixon named him ambassador at large and special coordinator for Nigeria / Biafra civilian relief; ambassador to Uganda (1970-1972); ambassador to the U.N. Economic and Social Council (1973-1975); elected president of the American Society of International Law; received tenure at Harvard Law School (1977); died 21 December 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
  • WWWA:v. 8 1982-1985 (Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, Jr.; diplomat, law educator; b. Wilmington, N.C., Nov. 4, 1924; LL.B. Harvard Univ. 1951; d. Dec. 21, 1983)
  • Blaustein, A.F. Desegregation and the law, 1985, c1957:CIP t.p. (Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr.)
  • LC data base, 4-4-85(hdg.: Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, 1924- )