Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite

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Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite was the seventh Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1874 to 1888 and presiding over key Reconstruction-era and civil rights cases.

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Morrison Waite 4
Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chief Justice of the United States
human
appointedBy Ulysses S. Grant
burialPlace Woodland Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1816-11-29
dateOfDeath 1888-03-23
educatedAt Yale College
Yale University
endTime 1888-03-23
familyName Waite
father Henry Matson Waite
fatherOccupation chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
givenName Morrison
knownFor jurisprudence during Reconstruction and Gilded Age
service as seventh Chief Justice of the United States
memberOf Skull and Bones
Supreme Court of the United States
middleName Remick
notableWork major opinion in Munn v. Illinois
major opinions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883)
opinions limiting federal enforcement of Reconstruction-era civil rights laws
numberOfChildren 3
occupation attorney
judge
jurist
politician
orderInOffice 7th Chief Justice of the United States
placeOfBirth Lyme, Connecticut
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeld Chief Justice of the United States
delegate to the Geneva Arbitration (Alabama Claims)
lawyer
politician
practicedLawIn Toledo, Ohio
linked to: Toledo
presidedOver Civil Rights Cases (1883)
Hall v. DeCuir
Minor v. Happersett
Munn v. Illinois
Reese v. United States
Stone v. Mississippi
United States v. Cruikshank
United States v. Kagama
religion Congregationalism
sexOrGender male
spouse Amelia Champlin Waite
startTime 1874-03-04

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Reynolds v. United States opinionAuthor Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite
Reynolds v. United States chiefJusticeAtDecision Morrison R. Waite
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The Civil Rights Cases joinedByInMajority Morrison R. Waite
subject linked to: The Civil Rights Cases (1883)
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United States v. Cruikshank hasChiefJustice Morrison R. Waite
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United States v. Cruikshank hasMajorityAuthor Morrison R. Waite
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Virginia Minor women’s suffrage case opinionBy Chief Justice Morrison Waite
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Remick isMiddleNameOf Morrison R. Waite
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Waite hasNotableBearer Morrison R. Waite
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Munn v. Illinois majorityOpinionBy Morrison R. Waite
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Munn v. Illinois chiefJusticeAtDecision Morrison R. Waite
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Munn v. Illinois majorityOpinionJustices Morrison R. Waite
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United States v. Kagama hasJustice Morrison Waite
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Hall v. DeCuir hasOpinionAuthor Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite
Hall v. DeCuir hasChiefJustice Morrison R. Waite
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Minor v. Happersett opinionBy Chief Justice Morrison Waite
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Minor v. Happersett chiefJusticeAtTime Morrison Waite
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Woodland Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio notableBurial Morrison R. Waite
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Amelia Champlin Waite spouse Morrison R. Waite
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Henry Matson Waite child Morrison R. Waite
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Melville W. Fuller precededBy Morrison Waite
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Melville Fuller precededBy Morrison Waite
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