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Melville Fuller

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Melville Fuller
8th Chief Justice of the United States
In office
October 8, 1888 – July 4, 1910
Nominated byGrover Cleveland
Preceded byMorrison Waite
Succeeded byEdward Douglass White
Personal details
Born(1833-02-11)February 11, 1833
Augusta, Maine, U.S.
DiedJuly 4, 1910(1910-07-04) (aged 77)
Sorrento, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeGraceland Cemetery, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse(s)Calista Reynolds (1858); Mary Coolbaugh (1866)
Children6
Alma materBowdoin College
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Melville Weston Fuller (February 11, 1833 – July 4, 1910) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He was the eighth Chief Justice of the United States between 1888 and 1910.[1] He was nominated by Grover Cleveland.

Fuller died in Sorrento, Maine from a heart attack, aged 77.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. Supreme Court Justices Who Are Phi Beta Kappa Members Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Phi Beta Kappa website, accessed Oct 4, 2009
  2. Christensen, George A. (1983) Here Lies the Supreme Court: Gravesites of the Justices, Yearbook Supreme Court Historical Society at Internet Archive.
  3. Melville Fuller memorial at Find a Grave.
  4. See also, Christensen, George A., Here Lies the Supreme Court: Revisited, Journal of Supreme Court History, Volume 33 Issue 1, Pages 17 - 41 (19 Feb 2008), University of Alabama.

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