Horace Harmon Lurton

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Horace Harmon Lurton

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Supreme Court

Horace Harmon Lurton (1844-1914) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on December 13, 1909. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1909, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on July 12, 1914.

Sixth Circuit

Lurton was previously a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on March 22, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 27, 1893, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until December 20, 1909.

Education

  • Douglas University
  • Cumberland University, LL.B., 1867

Professional career

  • Army of the Confederacy Sergeant Major, 5th Tennessee Infantry, 2nd Kentucky Infantry & 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, 1861-1865
  • Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1867-1875, 1878-1886
  • Chancellor, Sixth Chancery Division of Tennessee, 1875-1878
  • Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1886-1893
  • Dean of law department, Vanderbilt University, 1905-1909

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