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'''Horace Harmon Lurton''' (February 24, 1844 - July 12, 1914) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]] from 1910 to 1914. He is notable as one of the oldest appointments to the Court, as a strict constructionist, and as an unusual pick due to his party and Confederate service. In addition to his service on the Supreme Court, he also served as a Judge of the [[Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals]], Dean of Vanderbilt Law, Chief Justice of Tennessee, and Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
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{{Officeholder/Supreme Court Justice
|role=Associate
|nominator=[[William Howard Taft]]
|terms= December 20, 1909 – July 12, 1914
|preceded=[[Rufus W. Peckham]]
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|succeeded=[[James McReynolds]]
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'''Horace Harmon Lurton''' (February 24, 1844 - July 12, 1914) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]] from 1910 to 1914. He is notable as one of the oldest appointments to the Court, as a strict constructionist, and as an unusual pick due to his party and Confederate service. In addition to his service on the Supreme Court, he also served as a Judge of the [[Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals]], Dean of Vanderbilt Law, Chief Justice of Tennessee, and Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
==Early life==
==Early life==
The late Justice was born on February 24, 1844 in Newport, [[Kentucky]]. At an early age, Larmon moved with his parents to Clarksville, Tennessee, a town that he always considered as home. He enrolled in Douglas University in [[Chicago]], however the [[American Civil War]] broke out before he could complete his studies.
The late Justice was born on February 24, 1844 in Newport, [[Kentucky]]. At an early age, Larmon moved with his parents to Clarksville, Tennessee, a town that he always considered as home. He enrolled in Douglas University in [[Chicago]], however the [[American Civil War]] broke out before he could complete his studies.