Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910

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Birth 1833-02-11
Death 1910-07-04

Biographical notes:

Lawyer, Chicago, Illinois; member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1863-1864; chief justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-1910.

From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Lawrence Y. Sherman], Springfield, Ill., 1909 April 6. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30798421

Fuller graduated from Bowdoin College, in 1853, studied law at Harvard University and was admitted to the Maine bar in 1855. In 1856, he moved his practice to Chicago, where he was active in state politics. He was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1888.

From the description of Letters and autographs of Melville W. Fuller, 1889-1909. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339155

American jurist.

From the description of Autograph poem signed, 1873 Jul. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270753136

Lawyer and jurist; chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

From the description of Melville Weston Fuller papers, 1794-1949 (bulk 1849-1910). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981839

Biographical Note

1833, Feb. 11 Born, Augusta, Maine 1853 A.B., Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 1854 1855 Student, Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1855 Admitted to the bar 1855 1856 Associate editor, Augusta Age Practiced law, Augusta, Maine 1856 A.M., Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 1856 1888 Practiced law, Chicago, Ill. 1858 Married Calista Ophelia Reynolds (died 1864) 1863 1865 Member, Illinois House of Representatives 1866 Married Mary Ellen Coolbaugh 1888 1910 Chief justice of the United States Supreme Court 1899 Member, Venezuela-British Guiana Boundary Commission 1900 1910 Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague 1905 Member, Muscat dhows arbitration tribunal 1910, July 4 Died, Sorrento, Maine

From the guide to the Melville Weston Fuller Papers, 1794-1949, (bulk 1849-1910), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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