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'''David Josiah Brewer''' (1837-1910) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] who served in that position from December 18, 1889 to March 28, 1910, when he died in office of a heart attack.
 
'''David Josiah Brewer''' (1837-1910) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] who served in that position from December 18, 1889 to March 28, 1910, when he died in office of a heart attack.
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His father was [[Christian]] minister in [[Turkey]] when he was born, and Justice Brewer remained a devoted member of the [[Congregational Church]] who was active in [[missionary]] work.  He was a prolific writer best known for his scholarly decision in defense of religion in the ''[[Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States]]''.
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His father was a Protestant missionary in [[Turkey]] when he was born, and Justice Brewer remained a devoted member of the [[Congregational Church]] who was active in [[missionary]] work.  He was a prolific writer best known for his scholarly decision in defense of religion in the ''[[Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States]]''.
    
[[category:United States Supreme Court Justices]]
 
[[category:United States Supreme Court Justices]]
[[category:Dilded Age]]
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[[category:Gilded Age]]
 
[[category:Progressive Era]]
 
[[category:Progressive Era]]
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