Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923

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Dates:
Birth 1849-04-17
Death 1923-07-09

Biographical notes:

Graduate of the University of Michigan, later U.S. Secretary of State.

From the description of Draft of telegram, ca. 1898. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418613

Lawyer, U.S. secretary of state, U.S. Supreme Court justice, and U.S. Court of Appeals judge.

From the description of William R. Day papers, 1820-1923 (bulk 1897-1917). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81305070

Biographical Note

1849, Apr. 17 Born, Ravenna, Ohio 1870 B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 1870 1871 Read law, Ravenna, Ohio 1871 1872 Studied law, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 1872 Admitted to bar of Ohio Began law practice, Canton, Ohio 1875 Married Mary Elizabeth Schaefer (died 1912) 1886 Elected judge of the court of common pleas, Ohio 1889 Appointed United States district judge for northern Ohio; resigned before taking office because of ill health 1893 One of a group that extracted William McKinley from financial embarrassment 1897 Appointed first assistant to Secretary of State John Sherman 1898 Appointed and resigned as secretary of state 1898 1899 Served with commission appointed to make peace with Spain 1899 1903 Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 1903 1922 Associate justice, United States Supreme Court 1922 1923 Umpire in Mixed Claims Commission chosen to pass upon claims of American citizens against Germany 1923, July 9 Died, Mackinac Island, Mich.

From the guide to the William R. Day Papers, 1820-1923, (bulk 1897-1917), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Constitutional law
  • Constitutional law
  • Law
  • Law
  • Patronage, Political
  • Patronage, Political
  • Spanish

Occupations:

  • Cabinet officers
  • Jurists
  • Lawyers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)

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