Nathan Clifford

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Nathan Clifford was a 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his conservative jurisprudence and lengthy, detailed opinions.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
appointedBy James K. Polk NERFINISHED
buriedIn Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
child William Henry Clifford NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1803-08-18
dateOfDeath 1881-07-25
educatedAt Bowdoin College NERFINISHED
endTime 1848-03-18
1881-07-25
ethnicGroup Yankee American
familyName Clifford NERFINISHED
givenName Nathan NERFINISHED
knownFor conservative jurisprudence
lengthy and detailed judicial opinions
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
notableFor strict constructionist approach to the U.S. Constitution
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
participatedIn United States Supreme Court decision in Legal Tender Cases NERFINISHED
United States Supreme Court decision in Slaughter-House Cases NERFINISHED
United States Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Rumney, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cornish, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General of Maine NERFINISHED
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
United States Attorney General NERFINISHED
United States Minister to Mexico NERFINISHED
practicedLawIn Newfield, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
Portland, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
religion Congregationalism
residence Maine, United States NERFINISHED
servedUnder President James K. Polk NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Hannah Ayer Clifford NERFINISHED
startTime 1846-10-17
1858-01-21
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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Taney Court hasAssociateJustice Nathan Clifford
Chase Court member Nathan Clifford
Texas v. White hasDissentBy Nathan Clifford
Munn v. Illinois majorityOpinionJustices Nathan Clifford
Horace Gray precededInOfficeBy Nathan Clifford