Edward T. Sanford

Author of Gitlow v. New York, which first applied the First Amendment to the states — the quiet beginning of the incorporation revolution. Died the same day as his Chief, William Howard Taft.

Associate Justice1923–1930Appointed by HardingJustice #72
Born July 23, 1865 · Knoxville, TN
Died March 8, 1930 · Washington, D.C.
Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, TN

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