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Born February 11, 1833 • Augusta • Maine
Died July 4, 1910 (aged 77) • Maine
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1888-1910), United States • supreme court (1888-1910), United States
Role In Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company • United States v. E. C. Knight Company

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