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American football player and lawyer (1888–1974)

For the U.S. Army officer, see [Charles Josephus Nourse](/source/Charles_Josephus_Nourse).

Charles Nourse Harvard Crimson Position Center Personal information Born February 24, 1888 New York City, New York, U.S. Died April 25, 1974(1974-04-25) (aged 86) Manhattan, New York, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Listed weight 197 lb (89 kg) Career information High school St. Paul's School College Harvard (1905–1909) Awards and highlights Consensus All-American (1908)

**Charles Joseph Nourse** (February 24, 1888 – April 25, 1974) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player and lawyer. He played [college football](/source/College_football) at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) and was a consensus first-team selection to the [1908 College Football All-America Team](/source/1908_College_Football_All-America_Team).

## Early life

Nourse was born in 1888, a son of Charles J. Nourse of New York. He attended preparatory school at [St. Paul's School](/source/St._Paul's_School_(Concord%2C_New_Hampshire)) in [Concord, New Hampshire](/source/Concord%2C_New_Hampshire).[1]

### College football career

As an undergraduate, Nourse studied law at [Harvard College](/source/Harvard_College) from 1905 to 1909.[2] He was six feet tall and weighed 197 pounds while at Harvard. He played on the freshman football team in 1906 and on the [Harvard Crimson football](/source/Harvard_Crimson_football) team in 1907 and 1908.[3] After the 1908 season, he was selected as a consensus first-team [center](/source/Center_(American_football)) on the [1908 College Football All-America Team](/source/1908_College_Football_All-America_Team).[4]

## Career

After receiving his bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1909, Nourse spent three years at [Columbia Law School](/source/Columbia_Law_School)].[5] He was editor of the [Columbia Law Review](/source/Columbia_Law_Review) and graduated in 1912.[6] After his admission to the bar, Nourse, practiced law, initially with the law with the firm of Winthrop & Stimson in New York City,[5] and later with the firm of Prince & Burlingame.[7]

During World War I, Nourse served in the 31st Field Artillery, attaining the rank of captain, and serving under [Henry L. Stimson](/source/Henry_L._Stimson), who later became the U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of War.[6] After the war, Nourse returned to the practice of law. From 1927 to 1970, he was with the Wall Street law firm of [Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts](/source/Winthrop%2C_Stimson%2C_Putnam_%26_Roberts) and its predecessor firm, Burlingame, Nourse & Pettit. His clients included [Bristol-Myers Company](/source/Briston-Myers_Squibb), the [New York Trust Company](/source/New_York_Trust_Company), the [Fulton Trust Company](/source/Fulton_Trust_Company_of_New_York) and the Safe Deposit Company of New York.[6]

## Personal life

Nourse was married in June 1922 to Margaret Lawrence Strong in a ceremony at [Short Hills, New Jersey](/source/Short_Hills%2C_New_Jersey).[8] Margaret, a daughter of James Remsen Strong, was attended by her sister, the former Charlotte Remsen Strong, wife of banker Schuyler Van Vechten.[1][9] In his later years, Nourse lived on East 67th Street in Manhattan and also at [Oyster Bay](/source/Oyster_Bay_(town)%2C_New_York), Long Island.[6]

Nourse died in April 1974 at 115 East 167th Street, his home in Manhattan.[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-1922Wedding_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-1922Wedding_1-1) ["MISS STRONG WEDS CHARLES J. NOURSE; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Strong Married in Christ Church, Short Hills, N.J. MISS WOODRUFF A BRIDE Nuptials of Miss Amalita Stagg and J.F. Thompson; Miss Harriette Shepard and J. Bernard Rose"](https://www.nytimes.com/1922/06/04/archives/miss-strong-weds-charles-j-nourse-daughter-of-mr-and-mrs-jr-strong.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. June 4, 1922. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Harvard University Directory"](https://books.google.com/books?id=Ia4VAAAAIAAJ). Harvard University Press. 1913. p. 596.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Who Will Play for Harvard: Statistics of Regulars and Substitutes on Crimson Team"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2249&dat=19081119&id=eZY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=zlkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=966,1942821). *Boston Evening Transcript*. November 19, 1908. p. 2.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AW_4-0)** ["2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections"](http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf) (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 4. Retrieved August 16, 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sex_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sex_5-1) [*Sexennial Report, Class of 1909, Harvard College*](https://books.google.com/books?id=zMgnAAAAYAAJ). Press of George H. Dean, Boston. 1915. pp. 215–216.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NYT_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NYT_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NYT_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-NYT_6-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-NYT_6-4) ["Charles J. Nours, Law Partner, Dies"](https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/27/archives/charles-j-nourse-law-partner-dies.html). *The New York Times*. April 27, 1974.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** *Harvard College Class of 1909 Vicennial Report*. The Plimpton Press, Norwood, Mass. June 1929. p. 87.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Alumni Notes"](https://books.google.com/books?id=pmAiAQAAMAAJ). Harvard Alumni Bulletin. October 5, 1922. p. 51.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SVVObit1973_9-0)** ["Van Vechten Dead Investment Banker"](https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/10/archives/van-vechten-dead-investment-banker.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. July 10, 1973. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

v t e 1908 Harvard Crimson football—national champions Francis Burr Hamilton Corbett Charles Crowley Johnny Cutler Hamilton Fish Robert McKay Charles Nourse Head coach Percy Haughton Assistant coach Harry von Kersburg

v t e 1908 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Backfield QB Ed Lange QB Walter Steffen HB Hamilton Corbett HB Bill Hollenback HB Frederick Tibbott FB Ted Coy Line E Hunter Scarlett E George Schildmiller T Hamilton Fish T Bill Horr T Percy Northcroft G Hamlin Andrus G William Goebel G Bernard O'Rourke G Clark Tobin C Charles Nourse

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