Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky : A Political Biography /

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Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Dan...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: St. Clair, James E.
Autres auteurs: Gugin, Linda C.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2002.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Vinson, Fred M., > 1890-1953.
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Biographies.
United States. > Supreme Court > Biography.
Judges.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
LAW > Government > Federal.
Juges > États-Unis > Biographies.
Judges > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Danville. He served 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he achieved acclaim as a tax and fiscal expert. President Roosevelt appointed him to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and later named him to key executive-branch positions. President Truman appointed.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (408 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813158860

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