Morrison Waite Politician

Morrison Remick "Mott" Waite (November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888) was an attorney and politician in Ohio. He served as the seventh Chief Justice of the United States from 1874 to his death in 1888. During his tenure, the Supreme Court took a narrow interpretation of federal authority related to laws and amendments that were passed during Reconstruction to expand the rights of freedmen and protect them from attacks by vigilante groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.

Personal facts

Morrison Waite
Birth dateNovember 29, 1816
Birth place
Connecticut , Lyme Connecticut , United States
Religion
Episcopal Church (United States)
Date of deathMarch 23, 1888
Place of death
Washington D.C. , United States
Education
Yale University

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Office holder

office7th Chief Justice of the United States
successor

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Morrison Waite on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5579
  2. http://www.oyez.org/justices/morrison_r_waite
  3. http://www.supremecourthistory.org/history-of-the-court/chief-justices/morrison-waite-1874-1888
  4. http://www.supremecourthistory.org/history-of-the-court/history-of-the-court-2/the-waite-court-1874-1888