biography
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Van Devanter, Willis
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| (1859–1941)
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| biography:
| Judge, born in Marion, Indiana, USA. His involvement in frontier politics led to his appointment as assistant US attorney general (1897–1903) and as a federal judge (1903–10). President Taft named him to the US Supreme Court (1911–37). As a conservative, he often opposed President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal measures. |
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