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Born May 2, 1875 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died May 17, 1955 (aged 80) • Chester • Pennsylvania
Title / Office supreme court (1930-1945), United States • Supreme Court of the United States (1930-1945), United States
Role In Teapot Dome Scandal • Cantwell v. Connecticut

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