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'''Lloyd Welch Pogue''' ([[October 21]], [[1899]] – [[May 10]], [[2003]]) was a pioneering aviation attorney and Chairman of the old [[Civil Aeronautics Board]]. |
'''Lloyd Welch Pogue''' ([[October 21]], [[1899]] – [[May 10]], [[2003]]) was a pioneering aviation attorney and Chairman of the old [[Civil Aeronautics Board]]. |
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==Early Life and Education== |
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Pogue was born in [[Iowa]] and graduated from Red Oak High School in 1917. Pogue received his B.A. from the University of Nebraska in 1924, and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1926. Later, Pogue received his [[Doctor of Juridicial Sciences]] (D.J.S.) from Harvard Law School. |
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| ⚫ | Pogue eventually attended [[Harvard]] Law School, where noted law Professor and later [[United States Supreme Court]] Justice [[Felix Frankfurter]] took him in as a protege. As a lawyer, Pogue was entranced by [[Charles Lindbergh]]'s Trans-Atlantic flight and decided to focus his law career mainly on the "skies". |
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==Career== |
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Pogue joined the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1938, and four years later was appointed Chairman by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]. Pogue served until 1946. During his [[tenure]] Pogue helped strike down a plan for a single world airline, and later resumed his law practice before retiring in 1981, after a career of nearly 60 years. |
Pogue joined the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1938, and four years later was appointed Chairman by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]. Pogue served until 1946. During his [[tenure]] Pogue helped strike down a plan for a single world airline, and later resumed his law practice before retiring in 1981, after a career of nearly 60 years. |
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Pogue founded the Washington D.C. law firm of Pogue & Neal, which represented several major airlines and other industry clients. In 1967, Pogue & Neal merged with Jones, Day, Cockley, Reavis to become Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. Pogue served as Managing Partner of the Washington Office from 1967 to 1979. |
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Author of "Pogue/Pollock/Polk Genealogy as Mirrored in History," a book he wrote at age 90 which won several book awards. |
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==Miscellaneous== |
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Pogue was married for 75 years to his wife, Mary Ellen Pogue (nee Edgerton). |
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Lloyd Welch Pogue (October 21, 1899 – May 10, 2003) was a pioneering aviation attorney and Chairman of the old Civil Aeronautics Board.
Early Life and Education
Pogue was born in Iowa and graduated from Red Oak High School in 1917. Pogue received his B.A. from the University of Nebraska in 1924, and his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1926. Later, Pogue received his Doctor of Juridicial Sciences (D.J.S.) from Harvard Law School.
Pogue eventually attended Harvard Law School, where noted law Professor and later United States Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter took him in as a protege. As a lawyer, Pogue was entranced by Charles Lindbergh's Trans-Atlantic flight and decided to focus his law career mainly on the "skies".
Career
Pogue joined the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1938, and four years later was appointed Chairman by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Pogue served until 1946. During his tenure Pogue helped strike down a plan for a single world airline, and later resumed his law practice before retiring in 1981, after a career of nearly 60 years.
Pogue founded the Washington D.C. law firm of Pogue & Neal, which represented several major airlines and other industry clients. In 1967, Pogue & Neal merged with Jones, Day, Cockley, Reavis to become Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. Pogue served as Managing Partner of the Washington Office from 1967 to 1979.
Author of "Pogue/Pollock/Polk Genealogy as Mirrored in History," a book he wrote at age 90 which won several book awards.
Miscellaneous
In 1994 Aviation Week & Space Technology established the L. Welch Pogue Award for Aviation Achievement, naming Pogue its first recipient. Pogue was the author of "Pogue/Pollock/Polk Genealogy as Mirrored in History," a book he wrote at age 90 which won several book awards.
Pogue was married for 75 years to his wife, Mary Ellen Pogue (nee Edgerton).
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