Justice Harold H. Burton

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Justice Harold H. Burton was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President Harry S. Truman, known for his moderate Republican views and participation in landmark mid-20th-century decisions.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
appointedBy President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
barAdmission Ohio
child Robert Burton
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1888-06-22
dateOfDeath 1964-10-28
educatedAt Bowdoin College
Harvard Law School
employer Supreme Court of the United States
endTime as Associate Justice: 1958-10-13
familyName Burton
givenName Harold
knownFor moderate Republican views
participation in landmark mid-20th-century Supreme Court decisions
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
middleName Hitz
militaryService United States Army
notableWork opinions and votes in civil rights and civil liberties cases on the U.S. Supreme Court
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
participatedIn Brown v. Board of Education
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
placeOfBirth Jamaica Plain
surface form: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Mayor of Cleveland
Mayor of Cleveland
surface form: Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio

United States Senator
precededBy Owen Josephus Roberts
surface form: Owen J. Roberts
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
represented Ohio
representedIn United States Senate
residence Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Selma Florence Smith
startTime as Associate Justice: 1945-10-01
succeededBy Potter Stewart
votedWithMajorityIn Brown v. Board of Education
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer

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Everson v. Board of Education joinedByInMajority Justice Harold H. Burton
Justice Owen J. Roberts replacedBy Justice Harold H. Burton
subject surface form: Owen J. Roberts
this entity surface form: Harold Hitz Burton (on the U.S. Supreme Court)
Morgan v. Virginia dissentBy Justice Harold H. Burton
this entity surface form: Justice Harold Hitz Burton