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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. | ||
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}} | ||
Revision as of 19:17, March 17, 2011
| David Brewer | |||
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: December 18, 1889 – March 27, 1910 | |||
| Nominator | Benjamin Harrison | ||
| Predecessor | Thomas S. Matthews | ||
| Successor | 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.
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.