Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)
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Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)

Depicted here is the 11th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court: Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948) who autographed a professional photo by Moffitt of Chicago and by whom Charles Evans Hughes autographs the photo to Earle Linde ….

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Charles Evans Hughes #62
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Charles Evans Hughes #62

Charles Evans Hughes #62 Justice Hughes was nominated as an associate Justice. He was accepted by the Senate in 1910 and took his seat. In 1916 he resigned his seat to run for President. He lost. In 1930, 14 years later he was nominated by President Hoover as Chief Justice and became the 11th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

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Justice Charles Evans Whittaker #91 (1901-1973), Potter Stewart #92 (1917-2002)
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Justice Charles Evans Whittaker #91 (1901-1973), Potter Stewart #92 (1917-2002)

Justice Charles Evans Whittaker #91 (1901-1973) was a nominee to the court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was accepted to the court by acclimatation on March 25, 1957.

Potter Stewart #92 (1917-2002) was the last justice nominated by President Eisenhower. Stewart penned many landmark decisions of the court. Many criminal cases.

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Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)
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Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)

11th Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes #62 autograph’s a letter dated December 7, 1907 little realizing that date was to become a date FDR said would go down as a date in infamy. The letter was written by the Chief Justice while he was Governor of New York and before he relinquished his seat on the Supreme Court as Associate Justice to run, and lose, a bid for President

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Earl Warren #88(1953-1969) Stanley Reed #77 (1928-1957) Thomas Clark #86 (1949-1967) Charles Whittaker #91 (1949-1967) Abraham Fortas #95 (1945-1960)
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Earl Warren #88(1953-1969) Stanley Reed #77 (1928-1957) Thomas Clark #86 (1949-1967) Charles Whittaker #91 (1949-1967) Abraham Fortas #95 (1945-1960)

1. 14th Chief Justice Earl Warren #88 from California whose father was murdered in an unsolved crime in Bakersfield, California.

2. Stanley Forman reed #77 from Kentucky who lost the most hair during his term of service which spanned 19 years.

3. Tom C. Clark #86 was from Texas whom President Johnson, also from Texas conspired to appoint Clark’s son attorney general so Clark would resign so he could appoint Thurgood Marshall.

4. Charles E. Whittaker #91 the first judge to serve at all three levels of the Federal Bench .

5. Abraham Fortas #95 friend of Johnson who was going to name Fortas Chief until Wolfson scandal was discovered and Fortas resigned.

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Horace H. Lurton #61 (1844-1914) & Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)
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Horace H. Lurton #61 (1844-1914) & Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)

Horace H. Lurton #61 (1844-1914) Lurton was nominated to the court by William Howard Taft.

He also nominated Charles Evans hughes #62 (1862-1948) Lurton was from Kentucky, attended Cumberland Law and served in the Confederate States of America. He was captured twice and often told a white lie that Lincoln paroled him because of fervent pleas from his mother. Lurton served but a short time on the Court and died after 4 years of service of a heart attack. His autograph is a hard find. Besides what was he doing in Atlantic City, NJ when he died….gambling wasn’t yet legal there.

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Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)
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Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)

Charles Evans Hughes was selected by William Howard Taft to be the 62nd Justice of the Supreme Court. He was approved by acclamation. So he became Justice of the Supreme Court on October 10, 1910. Six years later this Justice resigned in an effort to become President. Hughes lost this attempt.

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Charles Evans Whittaker #91 (1901-1973)
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Charles Evans Whittaker #91 (1901-1973)

justice Whittaker was nominated to the court by Dwight d. Eisenhower. He soon became the swing vote on the warren court. Whittaker became the first man to serve as judge on all three levels of the federal court system.

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White, Whitaker, Black & Burton
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White, Whitaker, Black & Burton

1. JUSTICE HUGO BLACK #76 08/17/1937

2. JUSTICE HAROLD BURTON #84 10/01/1945

3. JUSTICE CHARLES E. WHITTAKER #91 03/25/1957

4. JUSTICE BYRON WHITE #93 04/16/1962

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Justice Charles Evans Hughes #62 & Justice Owen Roberts #74
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Justice Charles Evans Hughes #62 & Justice Owen Roberts #74

This board presents two men both of whom are Associate Justices. It also includes two letters one signed by Associate Justice Charles Evans Hughes #62 in November, 1906 four years before he us nominated to the Supreme Court by President Taft as an Associate Justice.

The other letter is written by Justice Owen Roberts #74 on stationary of Montgomery , McCracken, Walker, and Rhoads a Law Firm in Philadelphia on April 1, 1946, a year after he resigned from the United States Supreme Court.

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Charles James Fox (1749-1806)
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Charles James Fox (1749-1806)

Fox was a fearless and eloquent speaker in the house of commons. He took particular note to support the American bid for independence.

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