Guy K. Bard
| Guy K. Bard | |
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1952 photograph
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office December 20, 1939 – July 16, 1952 |
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| Nominated by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Oliver Booth Dickinson |
| Succeeded by | Francis Lund Van Dusen |
| Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
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In office April 27, 1938 – January 17, 1939 |
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| Governor | George Earle |
| Preceded by | Charles Margiotti |
| Succeeded by | Claude Reno |
| U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office March 1, 1937 – April 1, 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Charles McAvoy |
| Succeeded by | James Cullen Ganey |
| Personal details | |
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October 24, 1895 Lincoln, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 23, 1953 (aged 58) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Franklin & Marshall College |
| Profession | Lawyer, Educator |
Guy Kurtz Bard (October 24, 1895 – November 23, 1953) was a Pennsylvania educator who later became a judge of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1939 until 1952, when he resigned to be the Pennsylvania Democratic candidate for the United States Senate.
Bard was born the son of Silas E. and Miranda S. Kurtz. He graduated from Millersville State Normal School, and Franklin & Marshall College in 1916. He was a school teacher and principal in Lancaster County schools.
Bard served in the United States Army at the end of World War I, from 1918–19, and he then returned to school and received an LL.B. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1922. He was a lawyer in private practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania from 1922 to 1939 and served as chair of the Lancaster County Democratic Party, from 1925–34.
In 1930, Bard was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, and was a Pennsylvania delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention. He became the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1937, but resigned almost immediately to become a commissioner for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. He then served as Attorney General from 1938-39.
On December 20, 1939, Bard received a recess appointment from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Oliver Booth Dickinson. Formally nominated on April 4, 1940, Bard was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1940, and received commission on April 29, 1940. Bard resigned from the court on July 16, 1952 to run for the U.S. Senate. Unsuccessful in that effort, Bard returned to private practice until his death the following year.
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