John Hessin Clarke (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)

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John Hessin Clarke was an early 20th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, known for his progressive views and support for President Woodrow Wilson’s reform agenda.

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instanceOf American politician
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
judge
lawyer
advocatedFor League of Nations
appointedBy Woodrow Wilson
birthDate 1857-09-18
birthPlace Lisbon, Ohio
surface form: Lisbon, Ohio, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1945-03-22
deathPlace San Diego, California, United States
educatedAt Western Reserve College
Western Reserve College
surface form: Western Reserve University
endTime 1922-09-18
era Progressive Era
ideology liberal internationalism
knownFor progressive views
support for Woodrow Wilson’s policies
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
nominatedBy Woodrow Wilson
notableFor support of Progressive Era reforms
occupation jurist
newspaper editor
officeEndDate (Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) 1922-09-18
officeStartDate (Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States) 1916-07-24
placeOfBurial Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Ohio, United States
politicalAlignment progressive
politicalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
practicedLawIn Cleveland, Ohio, United States
precededBy Charles Evans Hughes
precededBy (Sixth Circuit) President William Howard Taft
surface form: William Howard Taft
reasonForResignation dissatisfaction with judicial work and desire to engage in public affairs
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
resignedFrom Supreme Court of the United States
servedAs United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
startTime 1916-07-24
stateOfBarAdmission Ohio
succeededBy George Sutherland
succeededBy (Sixth Circuit) Xenophon Hicks
supported United States participation in the League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson’s reform agenda
termEnd (Sixth Circuit) 1916-07-24
termStart (Sixth Circuit) 1914-07-24
workedAs corporate lawyer

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Justice George Sutherland precededBy John Hessin Clarke (as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
subject surface form: George Sutherland