Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888

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Waite practised law in Ohio beginning in 1839 and was chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1874-1888.

From the description of Letters, 1871-1882. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235163433

Waite gained attention in 1871 as a representative with the U.S. delegation to an international arbitration involving a dispute between the United States and Great Britain over the outfitting of Confederate vessels in British ports. In the settlement, the United States was awarded $15.5 million. In 1874, President Grant nominated Waite as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a position that had been vacated by Salmon P. Chase. He was confirmed by the Senate and served as Chief Justice until his death in 1888.

From the description of Morrison R. Waite Collection, 1862, [187-] (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 60688416

Chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, jurist, and lawyer.

From the description of Morrison R. Waite papers, 1818-1933 (bulk 1874-1888). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81991950

Biographical Note

  • 1816, Nov. 29: Born, Lyme, Conn.
  • 1837: Graduated, Yale College, New Haven, Conn.
  • 1839: Admitted to the bar and set up law practice, Maumee City, Ohio
  • 1840: Married Amelia C. Warner
  • 1849: Representative, Ohio state legislature
  • 1850 - 1870 : Practiced law, Toledo, Ohio
  • 1871: Appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to serve as American consul in the Geneva Arbitration
  • 1874 - 1888 : Chief justice of the United States
  • 1888, Mar. 23: Died, Washington, DC

From the guide to the Morrison R. Waite Papers, 1818-1933, (bulk 1874-1888), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn A. Sankey Latty Papers, 1851-1890 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Latty, A. Sankey (Alexander Sankey). Papers, 1851-1890. Library of Congress
referencedIn Latty, A. Sankey (Alexander Sankey). Papers, 1851-1890. Library of Congress
creatorOf Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888. Morrison R. Waite Collection, 1862, [187-] University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Chi Delta Theta (Yale University). Catalog of books belonging to the Chi Delta Theta Society of Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, 1831-1845. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Meyers, Henry, 1895-1952. Henry Meyers correspondence, 1777-1940. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn Autographs of American Congressmen and statesmen., 1865?-1924 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
referencedIn Papers, 1845-1900 (inclusive), 1853-1886 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Allen, Mary Rivers. Collection of letters and autographs, 1846-1881 Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888. Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Charles] Lanneau, n.p., 1875 May 1. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892. Papers, 1836-1937. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Phillips Brooks papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889. Papers of Samuel L. M. Barlow, 1776-1905 (bulk 1885-1889). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Waite, Morrison Remick, Mrs. Letter, 1880, March 26, Washington, to H. H. Tilley. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Morrison R. Waite Papers, 1818-1933, (bulk 1874-1888) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf General Records of the Department of State. 1763 - 2002. Oaths of Office of Federal Appointees. 1799 - 1976. 1877, A thru H. 1877 - 1877. Oath of Office of President Rutherford B. Hayes National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Waite, Morrison R. Papers, 1859 Feb. 3. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
creatorOf Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888. Letters, 1871-1882. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Levi P. Morton Correspondence, 1860-1912 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889. Papers of Samuel L. M. Barlow, 1776-1905 (bulk 1885-1889). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Chi Delta Theta (Yale University). Catalog of books belonging to the Chi Delta Theta Society of Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, 1831-1845. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Stephen Johnson Field Letters Addressed to Him, 1862-1896 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Evarts family papers, 1753-1960 (bulk 1798-1901) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Evarts family papers, 1753-1960 (bulk 1798-1901) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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correspondedWith Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893 person
correspondedWith Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899 person
correspondedWith Frelinghuysen, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore), 1817-1885 person
correspondedWith Greene, William person
correspondedWith Greene, William person
correspondedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
correspondedWith Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911 person
correspondedWith Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893 person
associatedWith Ingalls, Anna Louisa (Cheesbrough), d. 1922 person
associatedWith Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893. person
associatedWith Lanneau, Charles, fl. 1875 person
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correspondedWith Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926 person
correspondedWith Matthews, Stanley, 1824-1889 person
associatedWith Meyers, Henry, 1895-1952. person
associatedWith Miller, Samuel Freeman, 1816-1890. person
associatedWith Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920 person
correspondedWith Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 person
correspondedWith Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903 person
correspondedWith Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 person
associatedWith Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents. corporateBody
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associatedWith United States. Supreme Court. corporateBody
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associatedWith Waite family. family
associatedWith Whittlesey, W. W., person
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United States
United States
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Circuit Court
Circuit courts
Constitutional law
Constitutional law
Counterfeits and counterfeiting
Courts
Courts
Judges
Judges
Judicial opinions
Judicial opinions
Law
Law
Trials (Counterfeiting)
Occupation
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Lawyers
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Birth 1816-11-29

Death 1888-03-23

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