Morrison Waite
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| Morrison Waite | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Chief Justice |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ulysses Grant |
| Active: | 1/21/1874 - 3/23/1888 |
| Preceded by: | Salmon Portland Chase |
| Succeeded by: | Melville Weston Fuller |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | November 29, 1816 |
| Home State: | Lyme, CT |
| Deceased: | March 23, 1888 |
| Bachelors: | Yale College, 1837 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1839 |
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Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Maumee City, Ohio, 1839-1850
- Member, Ohio General Assembly, 1849-1850
- Private practice, Toledo, Ohio, 1850-1874
- Advisor to Governor of Ohio, 1863
- U.S. Rep. to Geneva Arbitration, 1871
- President, Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1873 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
Waite was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by Ulysses Grant on January 19, 1874, to a seat vacated by Salmon Portland Chase. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1874 and received his commission on January 21, 1874. Waite's service was terminated on March 23, 1888, due to death. [1] He was succeeded to the post by Melville Weston Fuller.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Justice Waite's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Salmon Portland Chase |
Supreme Court 1874–1888 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Melville Weston Fuller |
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Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
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