Roger Nash Baldwin

Roger Nash Baldwin (January 21, 1884 – August 26, 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He served as executive director of the ACLU until 1950.

This article is about the ACLU leader. For 19th-century American lawyer, see Roger Sherman Baldwin.
Roger Nash Baldwin
Roger N. Baldwin
1st Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union
In office
1917–1950
Succeeded byPatrick Murphy Malin
Personal details
Born(1884-01-21)January 21, 1884
Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 1981(1981-08-26) (aged 97)
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.

Many of the ACLU's original landmark cases took place under his direction, including the Scopes Trial, the Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial, and its challenge to the ban on James Joyce's Ulysses. Baldwin was a well-known pacifist and author.

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