Melville Weston Fuller

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Melville Fuller (1833-1910) served as the Supreme Court's eighth Chief Justice.

He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on April 30, 1888. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 20, 1888, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on July 4, 1910.

Education

• Read law
• Bowdoin College, A.B., 1853
• Bowdoin College, A.M., 1856

Professional career

• Private practice, Augusta, Maine, 1855-1856
• Editor, Augusta Age, 1855-1856
• President, Common Council of Augusta, Maine, 1856
• City solicitor, Augusta, Maine, 1856
• Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1856-1888
• Delegate, Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1862
• Illinois state representative, 1863-1865

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

See also

• History of the Supreme Court
• Supreme Court Chief Justices

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