Hugh Calkins

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Hugh Calkins
Born(1924-02-20)February 20, 1924
Newton, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 4, 2014(2014-08-04) (aged 90)
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College, Harvard Law School
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Educator
Known forLegal and education reform
SpouseAnn Clark Calkins

Hugh Calkins (February 20, 1924 – August 4, 2014) was an American lawyer and educator, who served as a member of the

Harvard Corporation from 1968 to 1985.[1]

Early life

Calkins was born in

Guam Air Depot, which provided aircraft maintenance.[2]
He served until 1946 and became a captain.

Career

After the war, Calkins returned to Harvard to attend law school, was president of the Law Review, and graduated with enough honors in 1949 to win a job as a law clerk to Learned Hand, then the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He spent the following year clerking for Justice Felix Frankfurter on the Supreme Court of the United States.[1]

Lawyer

In 1951, Calkins moved to Cleveland, where he made a name for himself and worked for the law firm

master list of Nixon political opponents.[4]

Calkins stepped down from the Harvard Corporation in 1985, and was succeeded by Henry Rosovsky.

Educator

After retiring from his legal career, Calkins began a second career in public education. He earned a teaching certificate at John Carroll University, spent several years teaching in inner-city Cleveland schools, founded a charter school and ran an organization called Initiatives in Urban Education.[5] He also founded Plan for Action by Citizens for Education (PACE) and served on the Cleveland Board of Education from 1965 to 1969.[1]

Death

Calkins died on August 4, 2014, at the age of 90.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Stephanie T. Kacoyanis (August 13, 2014). "Hugh Calkins, former Overseer, Corporation member". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. The American Law Institute
    website, August 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Fallows, James. "Who Is This Man Hugh Calkins?", Harvard Crimson, May 1, 1969.
  4. ^ Rothschild III, Walter. "Hugh Calkins?", Harvard Crimson, April 29, 1974.
  5. ^ Fallows, James. "Hugh Calkins", The Atlantic, August 17, 2014.
  6. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    , August 8, 2014.
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