(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Clarence, 1948–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1991–), b. Pin Point (Savannah), Ga. Raised in a poor family, he graduated (1974) from the Yale Law School and…
Youngest justice appointed: Joseph Story (age 32)Oldest justice appointed: Horace Lurton (age 65)Oldest justice to serve: Oliver Wendell Holmes (retired at age 90)Shortest term as chief justice:…
BOYD, Thomas Alexander, a Representative from Illinois; born near Bedford, Adams County, Pa., June 25, 1830; attended the public schools; was graduated from Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa…
YOST, Jacob Senewell, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Pottsgrove Township, near Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pa., July 29, 1801; attended the common schools and Fourth Street…
HUGHES, Charles, a Representative from New York; born in New Orleans, La., February 27, 1822; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1846 and commenced practice…
HUTCHINS, Wells Andrews, (cousin of John Hutchins), a Representative from Ohio; born in Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, October 8, 1818; attended the public schools; taught school; studied…
JACKSON, Jonathan, a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., June 4, 1743; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Harvard College in 1761; engaged in mercantile pursuits…
JOHNSON, Dewey William, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Minn., March 14, 1899; attended the public schools, the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, and the Y.M.C.A.…
THOMSON, Alexander, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Franklin County, Pa., January 12, 1788; apprenticed as a sickle maker; moved to Bedford, Pa.; received a limited schooling;…
TOWNSEND, Amos, a Representative from Ohio; born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., in 1821; attended the common schools of Pittsburgh, Pa.; clerked in a store in Pittsburgh; moved to…
