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| − | '''Ward Hunt''' (June 14, 1810 – March 24, 1886) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. Hunt suffered a stroke in 1879, but stayed on the Court in order to reach the minimum years required for [[pension]]. Congress passed a special exemption, giving Hunt pension if he agreed to resign within 30 days; he resigned the day the bill was signed into law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/7448/Hunt-Ward.html|title=Ward Hunt | + | '''Ward Hunt''' (June 14, 1810 – March 24, 1886) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. Hunt suffered a stroke in 1879, but stayed on the Court in order to reach the minimum years required for [[pension]]. Congress passed a special exemption, giving Hunt pension if he agreed to resign within 30 days; he resigned the day the bill was signed into law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/7448/Hunt-Ward.html|title=Ward Hunt|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:43, June 28, 2016
| Ward Hunt | |
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: December 11, 1872 – January 27, 1882 | |
| Nominator | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Predecessor | Samuel Nelson |
| Successor | Samuel Blatchford |
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| Party | Republican |
Ward Hunt (June 14, 1810 – March 24, 1886) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Hunt suffered a stroke in 1879, but stayed on the Court in order to reach the minimum years required for pension. Congress passed a special exemption, giving Hunt pension if he agreed to resign within 30 days; he resigned the day the bill was signed into law.[1]