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How old was Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. when he retired from the U.S. Supreme Court?
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Associate justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. retired from the United States Supreme Court on January 12, 1932, shortly before his 91st birthday.1