Alger Hiss

Lawyer

Birthday November 11, 1904

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Baltimore, MD

DEATH DATE Nov 15, 1996 (92)

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About

Congressman Richard Nixon once branded him as a communist spy.

Before Fame

He became future U.S. Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter's protegé during his time at Harvard Law School.

Trivia

During the McCarthy era he was thought to be involved in espionage, whether the allegations were true or false is still unknown.

Family Life

He got married to Priscilla Fansler Hobson in 1929.

Associated With

He was accused around the time that Harry S. Truman was president.