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'''Samuel H. Sloan''' (b. September 7, 1944) in Richmond, Virginia. Chess player, former President of the Berkeley "Sexual Freedom League" 1966 and 1967, stock trader, author, world traveler and taxi cab driver. Sloan was the last non-lawyer to argue his own case in from the the U.S. Supreme Court. He has traveled to 76 countries of the world. | '''Samuel H. Sloan''' (b. September 7, 1944) in Richmond, Virginia. Chess player, former President of the Berkeley "Sexual Freedom League" 1966 and 1967, stock trader, author, world traveler and taxi cab driver. Sloan was the last non-lawyer to argue his own case in from the the U.S. Supreme Court. He has traveled to 76 countries of the world. | ||
He has been married five times and has eight children. Notably, having been found guilty of no crimes or neglect, he lost all custody of one of his daughters, Shamema, to a couple whose only previous relationship was as foster parents, despite his vigorous efforts to prevent such an outcome, including international flight. During the same episode, he also lost contact with his elderly mother, Dr. Marjorie Jacobson Sloan. | He has been married five times and has eight children. Notably, having been found guilty of no crimes or neglect, he lost all custody of one of his daughters, Shamema, to a couple whose only previous relationship was as foster parents, despite his vigorous efforts to prevent such an outcome, including international flight. During the same episode, he also effectively lost contact with his elderly mother, Dr. Marjorie Jacobson Sloan. | ||
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Samuel H. Sloan (b. September 7, 1944) in Richmond, Virginia. Chess player, former President of the Berkeley "Sexual Freedom League" 1966 and 1967, stock trader, author, world traveler and taxi cab driver. Sloan was the last non-lawyer to argue his own case in from the the U.S. Supreme Court. He has traveled to 76 countries of the world.
He has been married five times and has eight children. Notably, having been found guilty of no crimes or neglect, he lost all custody of one of his daughters, Shamema, to a couple whose only previous relationship was as foster parents, despite his vigorous efforts to prevent such an outcome, including international flight. During the same episode, he also effectively lost contact with his elderly mother, Dr. Marjorie Jacobson Sloan.
Notable Court Case
SEC vs. Samuel H. Sloan, 436 US 103 (1978)
Books
- How to Take over an American Public Company (1992) ISBN 1881373010
- Slave Children of Thomas Jefferson (1998) ISBN 4906574009