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Arthur Garfield Hays: Quick Facts

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Born December 12, 1881 • Rochester • New York
Died December 14, 1954 (aged 73) • New York City • New York
Role In Scopes Trial • Scottsboro case
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William Jennings Bryan
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American politician
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William O. Douglas
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Andrew Hamilton
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Benjamin R. Curtis
Benjamin R. Curtis
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