Melville W. Fuller

A Chicago lawyer who surprised skeptics with an effective 22-year tenure, presiding over the transformative era of industrial capitalism and the Insular Cases.

8th Chief Justice of the United States1888–1910Appointed by ClevelandJustice #50
Born February 11, 1833 · Augusta, ME
Died July 4, 1910 · Sorrento, ME
Buried Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

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