Wendell Furry

Released
Date of birth:18. 02. 1907
Date of death:17. 12. 1984
Age:77† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Massachusetts
Support
Civil Liberties
Wendell Furry

Biography

Wendell Furry was a Harvard University physicist cited for contempt of Congress after refusing, on constitutional grounds, to answer questions from Senator McCarthy's subcommittee about alleged Communist associations. His contempt case was pending in 1955.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentence: Faced prosecution for contempt of Congress Charges as recorded: Contempt of Congress — for refusing to answer McCarthy's subcommittee
Convicted: Cited for contempt; case pending in 1955

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