Alger Hiss (Lawyer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

Alger Hiss was a US government official accused in 1948 of spying for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The espionage law expired, but he was convicted of perjury in connection with this crime. In 1950. Before his trial, Hiss participated in the founding of the United Nations, as an officer of the United States Department of State and as an official of the United Nations. Later he worked as a lecturer and author. On August 3, 1948, Whittaker Chambers, a former member of the American Communist Party, testified under a subpoena before the House of Representatives' Anti-American Operations Committee that Hiss was secretly a Communist when also in federal service. Hiss flatly denied the accusations. During the preliminary discovery, Chambers presented new evidence that he and Hiss had been involved in espionage. A federal grand jury found Hiss on two counts of perjury.

Born	November 11, 1904, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	November 15, 1996, New York, New York, U.S.
Education	Johns Hopkins University, Harvard Law School
Known for	Conviction for perjury related to espionage
Criminal charge	2 counts of perjury
Criminal penalty	2 terms of 5 years in prison, to run concurrently.
Criminal status	Released from prison after 3 years and 8 months imprisonment
Children	Tony Hiss, Timothy Hobson (stepson)
Parent(s)	Mary Lavinia Hughes, Charles Alger Hiss
Relatives	Bosley Hiss, brother, Donald Hiss, brother, Anna Hiss, sister, Mary Ann Hiss, sister

About Alger Hiss

Lawyer Alger Hiss was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States on November 11, 1904. He dies at the age of 92, on November 15, 1996.

He was once labeled a communist spy by Congressman ^{US President}Richard Nixon.

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Alger Hiss before becoming famous

Alger Hiss was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1904 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

During his stay at Harvard Law School, he became the protege of future United States Supreme Court Justice ^{Supreme Court Justice}Felix Frankfurter.

Achievement of Alger Hiss

He was suspected of being involved in espionage during the McCarthy era; whether the claims were real or untrue is still unknown.

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Alger Hiss's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1929, he married Priscilla Fansler Hobson.

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Around the time that ^{US President}Harry S. Truman was president, he was implicated.

Harry S. Truman (1884 - 1972)

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Alger Hiss (Lawyer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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