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Facts

Date	May 1, 1871 • February 7, 1870
Location	United States

Topics

United States American Civil War Constitutional law Supreme Court of the United States war finance

Key People

William Strong served as a U.S. Supreme Court justice (1870–80), and is considered one of the most respected justices of the 19th-century court.

William Strong

United States jurist

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