Cornelius Wendell Wickersham

Cornelius Wendell Wickersham (1884–1968)^[1] was a United States army officer, a lawyer and an awarded author of philatelic literature.

Lawyer

In 1906 Wickershem graduated from Havard. In 1909 he obtained his law degree from the same university.^[1]

He practised law for a sixty year career at Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft in New York City where his father worked. He ended a senior partner in that firm.^[1]

Military career

Enlisted in 1915, Wickersham served in the 12th New York Infantry on the Mexico – United States border between 1916 and 1918.^[1]

During World War II, in 1942, he became the first commandant and director of the School of Military Government, created in the University of Virginia.^[1]

Promoted up to lieutenant general, he was General Dwight Eisenhower's deputy during the occupation of Germany.^[2]

Philately

Thank to his collection of postage stamps of Venezuela, he published The Early Stamps of Venezuela in 1956. He wrote articles about other countries at well in philatelic publications.^[2]

He was awarded the Lichtenstein Medal, which is given to a living individual for outstanding service to philately, by the Collectors Club of New York in 1959.^[3]

Governor of the Collectors Club, he was its President in 1956. He presided the Jury of the 1956 New York international exhibition.^[2]

Honors and awards

For his military services:

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire.^[2]

For his work in the field of philately, Wickersham was provided the following award:

• The Lichtenstein Medal in 1959.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Note for Cornelius W. Wickersham Papers, Syracuse University Library ; retrieved 21 February 2010.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Arthur Ronald Butler, History of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, The British Philatelic Federation, December 1990, page 137.
3. ^ ^{a b} List of the Lichtenstein Award recipients, Collectors Club of New York ; retrieved 21 February 2010.

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Name	Wickersham, C. W
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Date of birth	1884
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Date of death	1968
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