OVERVIEW:

BORN:
April 17, 1849;
Ravenna, Ohio

DIED:
July 9, 1923 (age 74);
Mackinac Island, Michigan

EDUCATION:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BS, 1870);
Studied Law at University of Michigan (1871)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

HIGHLIGHTS:
1872:
Admitted to the Bar
1872-1897:
Practiced Law in Canton, Ohio
1897-1898
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
1898:
U.S. Secretary of State
1899-1903:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1903-1922:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

RESOURCES:

Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Department of State
Supreme Court of Ohio
Ohio History Central
Congressional Quarterly
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Wikipedia

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