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Born December 27, 1771 ā€¢ Charleston ā€¢ South Carolina
Died August 4, 1834 (aged 62) ā€¢ New York City ā€¢ New York
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1804-1834), United States ā€¢ supreme court (1804-1834), United States
Role In Gibbons v. Ogden ā€¢ Nullification Crisis

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