David Campion Acheson
David Campion Acheson | |
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Born | LLB ) | November 4, 1921
Spouse |
Patricia Castles
(m. 1943; died 2000) |
Children | (daughter-in-law) |
David Campion Acheson (November 4, 1921 – August 16, 2018) was an American attorney. Son of one time United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson, he worked for the United States Atomic Energy Commission and served as an assistant to former Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler.
Early life and education
David Campion Acheson was born in Washington, D.C., on November 4, 1921, to Dean Acheson (1893–1971) and Alice Caroline Stanley (1895–1996). At the time of his birth, Acheson's father was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.[1] His parents had three children: (1) Jane Acheson (1919–2003), who married Dudley Brown (?-1975),[2] (2) David Campion Acheson, and (3) Mary Eleanor Acheson (born 1924), who married William Bundy (1917–2000), an attorney, analyst with the CIA, and foreign affairs adviser to presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson[3][4]
Acheson attended the
Family
Acheson's paternal grandfather was
Acheson's mother,
Career
Military service
In 1942, Acheson was commissioned in the
Government service
From 1948 until 1950, worked as an attorney for the
Post-government service
After he left the Treasury Department, he served as senior vice president of
Acheson practiced law for many years at various firms in Washington, DC.[7]
- 1950–1958 - Covington & Burling (Associate)
- 1958–1961 - Covington & Burling (Partner)
- 1974–1978 - Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue(Partner)
- 1978–1988 - Drinker Biddle & Reath(Partner)
Acheson was also selected to serve on the Rogers Commission that investigated the cause of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Personal life
In 1943, Acheson married Patricia James Castles who was from New York and a graduate of Bryn Mawr College.[13] Together they had 3 children:[13]
- Clinton Administration,[14] who married Emily C. Hewitt (born 1944), former Judge and Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims[15]
- David Campion Acheson Jr., an architect and principal of Acheson Doyle Partners Architects, who married Susan D. Sturges in 1986[16]
- Peter W. Acheson,[13] an independent film maker who married Mary Vaux, a freelance writer[17]
Patricia taught at the Cathedral School from 1959 until the mid-1960s and had earlier taught at the Potomac and Madeira Schools. She wrote books for students of American history including America's Colonial Heritage, Our Federal Government, and The Supreme Court.[13] She died of emphysema on March 7, 2000.[13]
Acheson resided in the Foggy Bottom section of Washington, D.C., and served on many government committees including the Presidential Commission on the space shuttle Challenger accident.[7]
Acheson died at home in Washington, D.C., on August 16, 2018, at the age of 96.[18]
Published works
- This Vast External Realm (1973, W. W. Norton)
- Among Friends (1980, Dodd, Mead and Company)
- Effective Washington Representation (1983, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
- Acheson Country: A Memoir (1993, W. W. Norton)
- Affection and Trust: The Personal Correspondence of Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, 1953-1971 (2010, Alfred A. Knopf)
References
Notes
- ^ Beisner (2006)
- ^ Cohen, Stephen J. (December 1, 1985). "Acheson's Daughter Lives Life Out Of The Limelight". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ William P. Bundy. A Tangled Web: The Making of Foreign Policy in the Nixon presidency. pp. xiv.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (October 7, 2000). "William P. Bundy, 83, Dies; Advised 3 Presidents on American Policy in Vietnam". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Distinguished Grotonians". groton.org. Groton School. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Samuelson, J.D., Eric. "YALE'S SKULL & BONES SOCIETY MEMBERS TO 2006". biblebelievers.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "David C. Acheson Resume" (PDF). dcchs.org. Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ David S. McClellan, Dean Acheson: The State Department Years (1976) pp 8–12
- ^ a b Weil, Martin (January 22, 1996). "ALICE STANLEY ACHESON DIES AT 100". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Miall, Leonard (January 24, 1996). "OBITUARY:Alice Acheson". The Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b Staff (August 12, 1965). "Acheson's Son Gets Treasury Post". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b Staff (February 8, 1967). "David Acheson Resigning". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Staff (March 9, 2000). "Patricia C. Acheson". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Eleanor Dean Acheson" (PDF). americanbar.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Staff (January 21, 2010). "Six New Members Join Westover's Board of Trustees". No. ALUMNAE/SCHOOL NEWS. Westover School. Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Staff (July 6, 1986). "Susan D. Sturges To Wed Sept. 28". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ Staff (December 29, 1983). "Mary Vaux Weds Peter W. Acheson". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ David Campion Acheson Obituary
Sources
- Beisner, Robert L. Dean Acheson: A Life in the Cold War. (New York: OUP USA, 2006), 800 pp.