Melville Fuller
In office October 8, 1888 – July 4, 1910Nominated by Grover Cleveland Preceded by Morrison Waite Succeeded by Edward Douglass White
Born (1833-02-11 ) February 11, 1833Augusta, Maine , U.S.Died July 4, 1910(1910-07-04) (aged 77)Sorrento, Maine , U.S. Resting place Graceland Cemetery , Uptown , Chicago , Illinois , U.S.Spouse(s) Calista Reynolds (1858); Mary Coolbaugh (1866) Children 6 Alma mater Bowdoin College Signature
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
↑ 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
↑ Christensen, George A. (1983) Here Lies the Supreme Court: Gravesites of the Justices , Yearbook Supreme Court Historical Society at Internet Archive .
↑ Melville Fuller memorial at Find a Grave .
↑ 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 .
Other websites
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