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Born March 9, 1815 • Cecil • Maryland
Died June 26, 1886 (aged 71) • Bloomington • Illinois
Title / Office United States Senate (1877-1883), United States • Supreme Court of the United States (1862-1877), United States • supreme court (1862-1877), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party • Whig Party
Role In Ex Parte Milligan • United States presidential election of 1872

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Bloomington: David Davis Mansion
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