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He was born in Ohio, graduated from the University of Michigan in 1870 and began practicing law in Ohio. A judge for many years, he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State from 1897 to 1898. He was a U.S. Secretary of State under President William McKinley. As Secretary of State he kept the European powers out of the Spanish-American War and later signed the peace treaty for that war.
He was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1899 until 1903 and then served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1903 until 1922.
He died on Mackinac Island in Michigan in 1923. He is buried at West Lawn Cemetery in Canton, OhioCanton is a city located in Stark County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 80,806, but according to a July 1, 2002 Census estimate, the population has declined to 79,772. It is the county seat of Stark County 6. Canton is ho.
| Preceded by: John ShermanJohn Sherman ( May 10, 1823 October 22, 1900) was a Senator from Ohio and a member of the United States Cabinet. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio, and was the younger brother of the American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. Their father, Charles | United States Secretary of StateThe United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet. History George Washington signed a congressional bill into law on July 27, 178 | Succeeded by: John HayJohn Milton Hay ( October 8, 1838 July 1, 1905) began his public career as a secretary to Abraham Lincoln. His diary and writings during the Civil War are basic historical sources. He is credited by some as being the author of Lincoln's letter to the Wido |
| Preceded by: George Shiras, Jr.George Shiras, Jr. January 26, 1832- August 2, 1924), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from October 10, 1892 to February 23, 1903. Shiras, George Shiras, George Shiras, George. | Associate JusticeIn order to become a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, an individual must be nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the Senate, with at least half of that body approving in the affirmative. Generally, a justice's | Succeeded by: Pierce ButlerPierce Butler ( March 17, 1866- November 16, 1939), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from January 2, 1923 to November 16, 1939. Born in Pine Bend, Minnesota, he was a graduate of Carleton College. Admitted to the bar in 1888, he served |