OVERVIEW:

BORN:
March 17, 1866;
Dakota County, Minnesota

DIED:
November 16, 1939 (age 73);
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Carleton College (BS, 1887)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
1891-1892:
Assistant County Attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota
1893-1896
County Attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota
1897-1922
Attorney in Private Practice in Ramsey County, Minnesota
1922-1939:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

PORTRAIT:

Artist: Nicholas R. Brewer (U.S. Supreme Court Collection)

RESOURCES:

Chief Justice Taft and Pierce Butler at White House (Harris & Ewing/ Library of Congress Collection)

Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Wikipedia