George F. McCanless
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George F. McCanless (June 8, 1904 – June 4, 1992) was the Attorney General of Tennessee and a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1969 to 1970.
Early life[edit]
He was born in Morristown, Tennessee.[1] He received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1926 and an LL.B. in 1928. He was admitted to the bar in 1928.
Career[edit]
He practiced law in Morristown. He was city attorney from 1933-37. He served as chancellor in the Thirteenth Chancery Division from 1937-38. He was Commissioner of Finance and Taxation from 1939-46. He was appointed Attorney General and Reporter by the Supreme Court September 23, 1954. He was reelected to a full term in 1958 and again in 1966.[1]
He testified before the U.S. Congress expressing his opposition to school integration and federal laws enforcing the rights of African Americans to attend schools with white students.[2]
He was appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court occasioned by the resignation of chief justice Hamilton S. Burnett effective September 1, 1969. He was elected to fill the unexpired term August 6, 1970.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society. "Justices".
- ↑ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hearings/6kAkAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=George+F.+McCanless+segregation&pg=PA951&printsec=frontcover
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| Preceded by Hamilton S. Burnett |
Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court 1969–1970 |
Succeeded by Andrew McClain |
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