Stanley Matthews
Confirmed by a single vote — the narrowest margin in Court history — amid charges he was too close to railroad interests. Then wrote Yick Wo v. Hopkins, a foundation of equal protection law.
Associate Justice1881–1889Appointed by GarfieldJustice #46
Born July 21, 1824 · Cincinnati, OH
Died March 22, 1889 · Washington, D.C.
Buried Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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