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[[Image:CJvinson.jpg|thumb|right|The Honorable Chief Justice Fred Vinson]]
[[Image:FredVinson.jpg|thumb|right|The Honorable Chief Justice Fred Vinson]]
The Honorable ''Frederick Moore Vinson'''(1890-1953) was the [[Chief Justice of the United States]] from 1946 to 1953, succeeding the Honorable [[Harlan Fiske Stone]] and preceding the Honorable [[Earl Warren]]. Prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court, he served as [[Secretary of the Treasury]] (1945-1946), a Judge of the [[D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals]](1937-1943), and was a [[Congressman]] for [[Kentucky]] in the [[House of Representatives]] (1925-1929,1931-1937).
The Honorable ''Frederick Moore Vinson'''(1890-1953) was the [[Chief Justice of the United States]] from 1946 to 1953, succeeding the Honorable [[Harlan Fiske Stone]] and preceding the Honorable [[Earl Warren]]. Prior to being elevated to the Supreme Court, he served as [[Secretary of the Treasury]] (1945-1946), a Judge of the [[D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals]](1937-1943), and was a [[Congressman]] for [[Kentucky]] in the [[House of Representatives]] (1925-1929,1931-1937).
On April 22, 1946, Chief Justice [[Harlan Fiske Stone]] passed away. President [[Harold Truman]] chose Vinson as his replacement. His Court was noted for hearing a relatively small number of cases per term and initiating the tradition of having clerks write opinions. On September 8, 1953, after seven years as Chief Justice, he passed away in Washington D.C. at the age of 63 and was replaced by [[Earl Warren]].
On April 22, 1946, Chief Justice [[Harlan Fiske Stone]] passed away. President [[Harold Truman]] chose Vinson as his replacement. His Court was noted for hearing a relatively small number of cases per term and initiating the tradition of having clerks write opinions. On September 8, 1953, after seven years as Chief Justice, he passed away in Washington D.C. at the age of 63 and was replaced by [[Earl Warren]].
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