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Donald Hiss was born on 15 December, 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., is an American lawyer (1906–1989). Discover Donald Hiss's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Occupation lawyer, government official
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 15 December 1906
Birthday 15 December
Birthplace Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Date of death 18 May, 1989
Died Place St. Michaels, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Catherine G. Jones (1929–1996)

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1906

Donald Hiss (December 15, 1906 – May 18, 1989), also known as "Donie" and "Donnie", was the younger brother of Alger Hiss.

Donald Hiss was born on December 15, 1906, in Baltimore, Maryland.

He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Law School.

1932

In 1932, he was a law secretary to Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the United States Supreme Court.

1933

From 1933 to 1935, he was employed by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration of the United States Department of Labor.

1934

In 1934, he was also attached to a special U.S. Senate committee investigating the munitions industry.

1935

In 1935, he was employed as a special attorney by the United States Department of Justice.

1936

On September 18, 1936, he was appointed an assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State and worked in the State Department throughout World War II.

1945

In 1945, he joined the law firm of Covington & Burling.

1948

Donald Hiss's name was mentioned during the 1948 hearings wherein his more famous and older brother, Alger, was accused of spying for the Soviet Union, and two years later convicted of perjury before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

On August 3, 1948, Whittaker Chambers included the name of Donald Hiss along with his brother Alger and more than half a dozen other former Federal officials as members of the Ware Group and of the Communist Party when testifying under subpoena to HUAC.

On August 7, 1948, Chambers stated to the committee, "I can give you the general impression. He was much less intelligent than Alger. Much less sensitive than his brother."

Hiss retained Nebraskan Hugh Cox as counsel.

Cox was famous as Thurman Arnold's chief deputy," as an early partner at Root Clark & Bird (later Root, Clark, Buckner & Ballantine; later Dewey Ballantine, later Dewey & LeBoeuf) and fellow attorney with Hiss at Covington & Burling, where he was called the "perfect advocate" ) during the Hiss-Chambers Case."

On August 13, 1948, like his brother and Harry Dexter White, Hiss denied the allegation, stating:"I flatly deny every statement made by Mr. Chambers with respect to me. I am not, and never have been, a member of the Communist Party or of any formal or informal organizations affiliated with, or fronting in any manner whatsoever for, the Communist Party. In fact, the only organizations and clubs to which I have belonged are the local Y.M.C.A., the Miles River Yacht Club of Maryland, the old Washington Racquet Club, the Harvard Law School Association, the American Society of International Law, and college fraternities and athletic clubs.""I have no recollection of ever having met any person by the name of D. Whittaker Chambers, nor do I recognize his photograph which I have seen in the public press. I am not and never have been in sympathy with the principles of the Communist Party ... I have never known that man by the name of Chambers, Carl, or any other name... If I am lying, I should go to jail, and if Mr. Chambers is lying, he should go to jail.'"

Unlike his brother Alger, Donald was never indicted.

Donald Hiss spent the remainder of his career in private law practice with Covington & Burling.

His expertise lay in international trade and tariff law.

He taught international law at Catholic University and at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

1976

He retired in 1976.

Dean Acheson, who famously defended the reputation of Alger Hiss, was also a member of Covington & Burling.

1989

Hiss died of lung cancer on May 18, 1989, in St. Michaels, Maryland.