G. Harrold Carswell was born on 1919-12-22.
Donald Carswell died in 1940.
Agnes Harrold died in 1903.
Orville Harrold died in 1933.
Former President Richard Nixon nominated G. Harrold Carswell to replace Justice Abe Fortas, who resigned in 1969 due to a conflict of interest. Carswell was a Southerner with a history of supporting segregation and opposing women's rights, generating strong vocal resistance from civil rights groups. The Senate ultimately rejected Carswell by a vote of 45-51 on April 8, 1970.Carswell was the second of three candidates nominated to succeed Fortas. The first, Clement Haynesworth, was rejected 45-55 by Democrats and liberal Republicans (oxymoron) alike due to his conservative voting record, and anti-labor ideology.Nixon finally nominated Harry Blackmun, a judge who had served more than a decade on the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Blackmun was confirmed by a vote of 94-0 in June 1970.
Catherine Carswell died on 1946-03-19.
Frank Carswell died on 1998-10-16.
J. P. Carswell died in 1997.
Anson Harrold died on 1907-04-18.
Bert Harrold died on 1968-04-14.
Thomas Leonard Harrold died on 1973-06-16.
Frank Carswell died October 16, 1998, in Houston, TX, USA.