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| + | {{Officeholder |
| | + | |name=David Brewer |
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| | + | {{Officeholder/Supreme Court Justice |
| | + | |role=Associate |
| | + | |nominator=[[Benjamin Harrison]] |
| | + | |terms=December 18, 1889 – March 27, 1910 |
| | + | |preceded=[[Thomas S. Matthews]] |
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| | + | |succeeded=[[Charles Evans Hughes]] |
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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 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]]''. | | 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]]''. |
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| | [[category:United States Supreme Court Justices]] | | [[category:United States Supreme Court Justices]] |
| | [[category:Gilded Age]] | | [[category:Gilded Age]] |
| | [[category:Progressive Era]] | | [[category:Progressive Era]] |
| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Brewer, David}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Brewer, David}} |