Fred M. Vinson Politician

Frederick "Fred" Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953) served the United States in all three branches of government and was the most prominent member of the Vinson political family. In the legislative branch, he was an elected member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisa, Kentucky, for twelve years. In the executive branch, he was the Secretary of Treasury under President Harry S. Truman. In the judicial branch, in 1946 President Truman appointed Vinson the 13th Chief Justice of the United States. As of 2015, he is the last candidate nominated by a president from the Democratic Party to be confirmed as Chief Justice (Lyndon Johnson unsuccessfully nominated Abe Fortas as Chief Justice in 1968, but Fortas later withdrew his name from consideration).

Personal facts

Birth date	January 22, 1890
Birth place	Kentucky , Lawrence County Kentucky , Louisa Kentucky
Religion	Methodism
Date of death	September 08, 1953
Place of death	Washington D.C.
Education	Centre College
Children	James Vinson

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Office holder

military operations	World War I
military branch	United States Army
office	13th Chief Justice of the United States 53rd Secretary of the Treasury
party	Democratic Party (United States)
president	Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman
service end	1919
service start	1917
successor	John Wesley Snyder (US Cabinet Secretary) Earl Warren William Hammatt Davis William Kingsbury Miller