Letters and autographs of Melville W. Fuller, 1889-1909.
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United States. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. Scope And Jurisdiction The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 17...
Bryce, Lloyd Stephens, 1851-1917
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Epithet: American politician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x000302 Lloyd Stephens Bryce (1851-1917) was an American politician, diplomat, author, and editor. After obtaining a degree in law, Bryce began his political career as the paymaster general for New York state (1886-1887). He was elected to the 50th U.S. Congress (1887-1889) and was appointed the U.S. Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...
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Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910
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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...