Morrison Remick Waite
Biography of Morrison Remick Waite
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Waite
- First Name: Morrison
- Middle Name: Remick
- Date of Birth: November , 29 , 1816
- Place of Birth (POB): Lyme , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
- Date of Death: March , 23 , 1888
- Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Morrison Remick Waite Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/19/1874
- Seat vacated by: Chase , Salmon P.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/19/1874
- Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
- Committee action date: 01/20/1874
- Senate voice vote?: No
- Senate vote Yes/No: 63/0
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/21/1874
- Commission Date: 01/21/1874
- Date of Termination: 03/23/1888
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Morrison Remick Waite in the Law School
- Name of School: Yale College
- Law Degree Year: 1837
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1839
Morrison Remick Waite Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Maumee City, Ohio, 1839-1850
- State representative, Ohio, 1849-1850
- Private practice, Toledo, Ohio, 1850-1874
- Advisor, Gov. David Tod, Ohio, 1863
- U.S. representative, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal, 1871
- President, Ohio constitutional convention, 1873
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Fourth Circuit, April 1, 1874-March 23, 1888
Resources
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