Biography:
(1889–1953), labor mediator; dean, School of Social Sciences, Catholic University; supporter of New Deal, held various New Deal posts; chair, FEPC (1943); resigned when appointed bishop of Grand Rapids (Oct. 1943); appointed to Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights (1946), signed 1947 report To Secure These Rights. Born, educated, ordained in Wisconsin PhD, Catholic University (1922).
Birth:
1889 March 18
Death:
1953 August 29
Gender:
Male