Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1844 | Born, Newport, Ky. |
| 1862-1865 | Served in Confederate Army, Tennessee infantry |
| 1867 | LL.B., Cumberland University |
| 1867-1886 | Practiced law, Clarksville, Tenn. |
| 1886-1893 | Justice, supreme court of Tennessee |
| 1893 | Chief justice, supreme court of Tennessee |
| 1893-1909 | United States circuit judge |
| 1905-1909 | Dean, law department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1909-1914 | Associate justice, United States Supreme Court |
| 1914 | Died, Atlantic City, N.J. |