Harlan Fiske Stone
Harlan Fiske Stone (October 11, 1872 – April 22, 1946) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as the dean of Columbia Law School, his alma mater, in the early 20th century.
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| 12th Chief Justice of the United States | |
| In office July 3, 1941 – April 22, 1946 | |
| Nominated by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Fred M. Vinson |
| Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court | |
| In office February 5, 1925[1] – July 3, 1941 | |
| Nominated by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Joseph McKenna |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Jackson |
| 52nd United States Attorney General | |
| In office April 7, 1924 – March 1, 1925 | |
| Nominated by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Harry M. Daugherty |
| Succeeded by | John G. Sargent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harlan Fiske Stone October 11, 1872 Chesterfield, New Hampshire, United States |
| Died | April 22, 1946 (aged 73) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes E. Harvey (1899 - 1946, his death) |
| Children | Marshall Harvey Stone Lauson Harvey Stone |
| Alma mater | Amherst College, Columbia University |
As a member of the Republican Party, he was appointed as the 52nd Attorney General of the United States before becoming an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1925.
In 1941, Stone became the 12th Chief Justice of the United States, serving until his death in 1946 – one of the shortest terms of any Chief Justice.[2] Stone was the first Chief Justice not to have served in elected office.
His most famous quotes was: "Courts are not the only agency of government that must be assumed to have capacity to govern."[3]
Harlan Fiske Stone Media
Description: Photograph of Harlan Fiske Stone's birthplace in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. Memorial in center erected 1948 "by his fellow townsmen".*Source: Photograph taken by Jared C. Benedict on 20 November 2004. Full resolution original available at:
Stone testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation process (January 28, 1925)
Harlan F. Stone commemorative stamp, issued in 1948
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References
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center: Harlan Fiske Stone. December 12, 2009. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2299. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ↑ "Ariens, Michael, Harlan Fiske Stone". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ↑ Frank, John P.; Mason, Alpheus Thomas (1957). "Harlan Fiske Stone: An Estimate". Stanford Law Review. 9 (3): 621–632. doi:10.2307/1226615. JSTOR 1226615. Frank cites "United States v. Butler, 297 U.S. 1, 87 (1936) (dissenting opinion)".
Other websites
Media related to Harlan Fiske Stone at Wikimedia Commons
- Ariens, Michael, Harlan Fiske Stone. Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Fox, John, Capitalism and Conflict, Biographies of the Robes, Harlan Fiske Stone Public Broadcasting Service.
- Harlan Fiske Stone, Archived 2010-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Supreme Court Historical Society
- Nash, A. E. Kier, Harlan Fiske Stone, answers.com
- The Stone Court, 1941–1945, History of the Court, Supreme Court Historical Society Archived 2010-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Stone Family Papers, Special Collections, Jones Library, Amherst, MA Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Cover photograph Time Magazine
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