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Born in Marion, Indiana, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1881. After three years private practice in Marion, he moved to the Wyoming Territory where he served as city attorney of Cheyenne, Wyoming, a member of the territorial legislature, as as chief judge of the territorial court. Upon statehood, he again took up private practice including much work for the Union Pacific and other railroads. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt appointed him to the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals and William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft Order 27th President Term of Office March 4, 1909 March 4, 1913 Predecessor Theodore Roosevelt Successor Woodrow Wilson Date of Birth September 15, 1857 Place of Birth Cincinnati, Ohio Date of Death March 8, 1930 Place of Death Washing elevated him to the Supreme Court in 1910, where he served until his death.

On the court, he made his mark in opinions on public landIn all modern states, some land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land . The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countries. The following examples illustrate some of the range. Australia as, Indian questions, water rightsWater Rights refers to a legal system for allocating water from a water source to water users. In areas with plentiful water and few users, such systems are generally not complicated or contentious. In other areas, especially arid areas where irrigation i, admiraltyFor the international law of the sea, see Admiralty law. For the area of Hong Kong, see Admiralty, Hong Kong Whitehall, London, Thomas Ripley, architect, 1723-26, was not admired by his contemporaries and earned him some scathing couplets from Alexander P, jurisdictionThe term jurisdiction has more than one sense. Power of a court of law Jurisdiction is the power of a court to hear and decide a case before it. In most common law systems, jurisdiction is conceptually divided between jurisdiction over the subject matter, and corporate law, but is best remembered for his opinions defending limited government in the 1920s and 1930s. He voted against the Agricultural Adjustment Administration ( United States v. ButlerIn the case United States v. Butler 297 U. 1 ( 1936), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled unconstitutional the processing taxes instituted under the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act. Supreme Court cases Commerce Clause cases New Deal.), the National Recovery AdministrationAs part of the New Deal in the United States, the National Recovery Administration pushed industries to make codes and rules for "fair competition". It gave more rights to workers and employees, and assisted industries as well as poor unemployed people of ( Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States), federal regulation of labor relations ( National Labor Relations Board v. Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. ), the Railway Pension Act ( Railroad Retirement Board v. Alton Railroad ), unemployment insurance ( Steward Machine Co. v. Davis ), and the minimum wage ( West Coast Hotel v. Parrish). For his conservatism, he, along with Pierce Butler, James Clark McReynolds, and George Sutherland was known as one of the Four Horsemen.

He died in Washington, D.C. and was buried there in the Rock Creek Cemetery .