Nicholas John Spaeth (January 27, 1950 – March 16, 2014) was the 27th Attorney General of North Dakota, serving from 1985 to 1992. He lost the 1992 North Dakota governor's race to Republican Ed Schafer.
Nicholas Spaeth | |
|---|---|
| 27th Attorney General of North Dakota | |
| In office January 1, 1985 – December 15, 1992 | |
| Governor | George Sinner |
| Preceded by | Robert Wefald |
| Succeeded by | Heidi Heitkamp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1950 Mahnomen, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2014 (aged 64) Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Stanford University (BA, JD) New College, Oxford |
Born in Mahnomen, Minnesota, Spaeth grew up in Valley City, Fargo, and Bismarck in North Dakota. He went to college at Stanford University, where he graduated with honors, and won a Rhodes Scholarship to New College, Oxford. After Oxford, he went to Stanford Law School, where he was managing editor of the law review.[1][2]
After graduation, he clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Judge Myron Bright and then for Supreme Court Justice Byron White.[3][4]
In the November 1992 election for governor of North Dakota, Spaeth lost to Schafer, 58% to 41%. In 2004, Spaeth joined H&R Block, Inc. in 2004, as a senior vice president and chief legal officer.[5] He resigned in 2007 and joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel and chief risk officer.[6]
Death
editSpaeth was found dead in his apartment in Fargo, North Dakota on March 16, 2014. He was 64 years old.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Michael Kinsley (March 24, 2011). "Too Old to Get Hired, Too Young to Retire". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ North Dakota Supreme Court News-Nicholas John Spaeth
- ^ Ellen Segal Huvelle (March 13, 2012). "Memorandum Opinion, Nicholas Spaeth, Plaintiff, v. Georgetown University, Defendant, Civil Action No. 11-1376 (ESH), United States District Court, District of Columbia". Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ Nicholas J. Spaeth profile Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, University of Missouri School of Law; accessed March 18, 2014.
- ^ "H&R Block's Newsroom - Source of Company and Tax News".
- ^ 'Nicholas Spaeth, former ND attorney general, found bead in Fargo,' Grand Forks Herald, Patrick Springer, May 17. 2014
- ^ Nicholas Spaeth, former North Dakota Attorney General, found dead in Fargo over the weekend, wday.com; accessed March 18, 2014.
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