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Noah H. Swayne

associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Also known as: Noah Haynes Swayne
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Noah H. Swayne (born December 7, 1804, Frederick county, Virginia, U.S.β€”died June 8, 1884, New York, N.Y.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862–81). Swayne chose the law after briefly studying medicine and was admitted to the bar in 1823. He immediately moved from Virginia to Ohio because of his antislavery views and set up a successful practice at Coshocton. He was appointed county prosecuting attorney in 1826 and was elected...

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