Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna (born Aug. 10, 1843, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Nov. 21, 1926, Washington, D.C.) was a U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1898 to 1925. McKenna grew up in California and was admitted to the state bar in 1865. A Republican, he served as Solano county district attorney (1866–70) and in the California state legislature (1875–76). Despite the prevailing anti-Roman Catholic sentiments that contributed to two defeats at the polls, McKenna was elected in his third...