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Curtis Bok
Time magazine cover, July 17, 1933
Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In office
1958 – May 22, 1962
Personal details
Born
William Curtis Bok

(1897-09-07)September 7, 1897
DiedMay 22, 1962(1962-05-22) (aged 64)
Spouse(s)Margaret Plummer (m. 1924, div. 1933)
Nellie Lee Holt (m. 1934)
Children5

William Curtis Bok (September 7, 1897 – May 22, 1962) was a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, philanthropist and writer. Heir to an enormous publishing fortune, he was also a devout Quaker and an avid sailor.

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