Cairns, Huntington, 1904-1985

Author, government official, and lawyer; died 1985.

From the description of Papers of Huntington Cairns, 1780-1984 (bulk 1925-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71065994

Biographical Note

• 1904, Sept. 1: Born, Baltimore, Md.
• 1922: Graduated, Baltimore City College (high school), Baltimore, Md.
• 1925: Baltimore, Md. Baltimore Maryland Maryland LL.B., University of Maryland Law School, Baltimore, Md.; awarded first prize for thesis on law of charitable trusts in Maryland
• 1926: Admitted to Maryland bar
• 1926 - 1937 : Associate and, from 1933, partner in the law firm of Piper, Carey, and Hall, Baltimore, Md.
• 1930: Married Florence Faison Butler
• 1934 - 1937 : Special legal adviser, Customs Bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department
• 1937 - 1943 : Assistant general counsel, Treasury Department
• 1938 - 1941 : Member of Maryland Tax Revision Commission
• 1940 - 1941 : Moderator, "Invitation to Learning" radio program
• 1943 - 1946 : Secretary and member, American Commission for Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas
• 1943 - 1965 : Secretary-treasurer and general counsel, National Gallery of Art Special legal adviser, Customs Bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department
• 1948: Moderator, Lectures in Criticism Symposium, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
• 1949 - 1959 : Lecturer in criticism, Johns Hopkins University
• 1961: Chairman, Presidential Inaugural Concert Committee
• 1965: Retired, Kitty Hawk, N.C.
• 1966: Received Rockefeller Public Service Award
• 1985, Jan. 21: Died, Nags Head, N.C.

From the guide to the Huntington Cairns Papers, 1780-1984, (bulk 1925-1984), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)