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Norman T. Whitaker

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American chess player (1890-1975)

United StatesLawyersLived 1890 to 1975 · aged 85
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Norman Tweed Whitaker was an American International Master of chess, a lawyer, a civil servant, and a chess author. He was convicted of several crimes, was disbarred from the practice of law, and served several terms in prison.

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Norman Tweed Whitaker was an American International Master of chess, a lawyer, a civil servant, and a chess author. He was convicted of several crimes, was disbarred from the practice of law, and served several terms in prison. His most infamous criminal escapade was a confidence trick involving the Lindbergh kidnapping in 1932.

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United States
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Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
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deceased
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Lived 1890 to 1975 · aged 85
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6 languages

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