Earl Warren cause of death

American attorney cum politician Earl Warren passed away on July 9, 1974, after suffering a cardiac arrest at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

He was aged 83.

Warren had been admitted in the hospital for days as a result of coronary insufficiency.

Warren had just been retired five years before his demise and had his wife and daughter, Nina Elizabeth Brien, by his death bed.

His funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Who Was Earl Warren?

Earl Warren was an American attorney, politician, jurist, and former Chief Justice of the United States.

Warren was known to have presided over many constitutional reforms and revolution, and handled notable cases such as Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Reynolds v. Sims (1964), Miranda v. Arizona (1966) and Loving v. Virginia (1967).

The Los Angeles born attorney had graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Warren also presided over the commission that investigated the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

While he was Attorney General of California, Warren was “a firm proponent of, the forced removal and internment of over 100,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.”

Before he was nominated to the supreme court, he served as Governor of California from 1943 to 1953.

Till date, Warren is still considered as one of the most influential Supreme Court justices in American history.