OVERVIEW:
BORN:
July 23, 1865;
Knoxville, Tennessee
DIED:
March 8, 1930 (age 64);
Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (BA, PhB, 1883)
Harvard University (BA, 1885)
Harvard University (MA, 1889)
Harvard Law School (LLB, 1889)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1890-1907:
Attorney in Private Practice in Knoxville, Tennessee
1898-1907:
Lecturer, University of Tennessee School of Law,
1905-1907:
Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General
1907-1908:
Assistant U.S. Attorney General
1908-1923:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee;
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
1923-1930:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Supreme Court Historical Society
Tennessee Encyclopedia
Oyez
Wikipedia
DECISIONS:
Cornell University Law School