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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The "Magnificent Yankee" — thrice-wounded Civil War veteran whose eloquent opinions on free speech and legal pragmatism shaped constitutional doctrine for a century. The most literarily gifted justice in Court history.
Associate Justice1902–1932Appointed by T. RooseveltJustice #58
Born March 8, 1841 · Boston, MA
Died March 6, 1935 · Washington, D.C.
Buried Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA