Hayden C. Covington, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hayden C. Covington

American lawyer

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1911

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1978

Profession: solicitor, lawyer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hayden Cooper Covington (January 19, 1911 – November 21, 1978) was legal counsel for the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in the mid-20th century.
He argued numerous cases before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Jehovah’s Witnesses in defense of their religious freedoms, winning most of them.
In 1967, he defended then world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in his legal battle against the draft during the Vietnam War.