| 词条 | George M. Fay |
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|name = George M. Fay |image = |office1 = United States Attorney for the District of Columbia |president1 = Harry S. Truman |term_start1 = 1946 |term_end1 = 1946 |predecessor1 = Edward Matthew Curran |successor1 = George E. McNeil |term_start2 = 1946 |term_end2 = 1951 |predecessor2 = George E. McNeil |successor2 = Charles M. Irelan |birth_name = George Morris Fay |birth_date= {{Birth date|1909|5|22|df=yes}} |birth_place= |death_date ={{Death date and age|1957|11|17|1909|5|22|df=yes}} |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = Dorothy M. Donovan |children = 5 }}George M. Fay (1909–1957) was a 20th-century American lawyer who twice served as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, first in 1946, then 1947–1951.[1] BackgroundGeorge Morris Fay was born on May 22, 1909, in Pittston, Pennsylvania. His parents were William Michael Fay and Caroline Runner. In 1931, he received a BA from Georgetown University and in 1935 a Bachelors of Law.[1] CareerEarly yearsFay started his career in the law firm of Fay & Anderson. In 1935, Fay joined the Bureau of War Risk Litigation at the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1940, he joined its criminal division. In 1944, he joined the United States Naval Reserves as a lieutenant through 1946.{{cn|date=March 2018}} U.S. Attorney GeneralIn 1946, he became special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General. Later that year, he received an interim appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia In 1947, he was reappointed and confirmed by the United States Senate and served until 1951.{{cn|date=March 2018}} Starting in 1946, Fay cracked down on sex crimes in the area. "We saw a parade of sex offenses coming in–and nothing could be done. There was no law." Instead, sex crimes–molestation, solicitation, homosexuality–all resulted in disorderly conduct.[2][3] In 1948, shortly after "Confontation Day" when Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers met publicly for the first time during testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, Fay expressed interest in pursuing a perjury charge against one of the two men.[4][5] In 1949, Fay had eight restaurants in Washington, DC, raided for illegal gambling.[6] Personal and deathIn 1936, Fay married Dorothy M. Donovan. They had five children.[7] Fay was a Democrat and member of the American Federal and District of Columbia Bar associations, the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Metropolitan Club.{{cn|date=March 2018}} Fay died age 48 on November 17, 1957.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite news| title = George Morris Fay| publisher = Washington Post| url = http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=george-morris-fay&pid=98099466| date = 16 November 2007| accessdate = 26 October 2017}} 2. ^{{cite book| first = David K.| last = Johnson| title = The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government | publisher = University of Chicago Press| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ivCo3yph63QC| page = 56| date = 13 February 2009| accessdate = 26 October 2017}} 3. ^{{cite book| first = Chuck| last = Stewart| title = Proud Heritage: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience [3 volumes]: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience| publisher = ABC-CLIO| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8r2aBQAAQBAJ| page = 914| date = 16 December 2014| accessdate = 26 October 2017}} 4. ^{{cite news| first = John D.| last = Morris| title = Hiss-Chambers Farm Tie Studied; Accuser Accepts Challenge on Suit| publisher = New York Times| url =| date = 28 August 1948| accessdate = 26 October 2017}} 5. ^{{cite book| title = Hearings of the United States Congress, House Committee on Un-American Activities| publisher = US GPO| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bdEJAAAAIAAJ| page = 817| date = 1948| accessdate = 26 October 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web| first = John| last = DeFerrari| title = Lost Washington: Hammel’s Restaurant| publisher = Greater Greater Washington| url = https://ggwash.org/view/10353/lost-washington-hammels-restaurant| date = 11 August 2011| accessdate = 26 October 2017}} 7. ^{{cite news| title = Dorothy Donovan Fay| publisher = Washington Post| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/08/03/carlton-h-sonny-lee-aids-official-dies-at-35/f0b19b1b-b30c-47d9-8900-160718468fee/| date = 3 August 1993| accessdate = 26 October 2017}} External links{{DEFAULTSORT:Fay, George M}} 8 : United States Attorneys for the District of Columbia|1909 births|1957 deaths|People from Pittston, Pennsylvania|Georgetown University alumni|United States Navy reservists|20th-century American lawyers|Georgetown University Law Center alumni |
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