Ramsey Clark | |
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66th United States Attorney General | |
In office March 10, 1967 – January 20, 1969 Acting: November 28, 1966 – March 10, 1967 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Nicholas Katzenbach |
Succeeded by | John N. Mitchell |
8th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
In office January 28, 1965 – March 10, 1967 | |
President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Nicholas Katzenbach |
Succeeded by | Warren Christopher |
Personal details | |
Born | William Ramsey Clark December 18, 1927 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Died | April 9, 2021 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 93)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Georgia Welch (1949–2010)[1] |
Relations | William F. Ramsey (grandfather) |
Children | 2 |
Father | Tom Clark |
Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA) University of Chicago (MA, JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1945–1946 |
William Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 – April 9, 2021) was an American lawyer, activist and former public official. He worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, which included service as United States Attorney General from 1967 to 1969, under President Lyndon B. Johnson.[2]
Clark died on April 9, 2021 in New York City, aged 93.[3]