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Frederick Moore Vinson
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States · 1937–1946
Frederick Moore Vinson , Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Frederick Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th chief justice of the United States from 1946 until his death in 1953. Vinson was one of the few Americans to have served in all three branches of the U.S. government. Before becoming chief justice, Vinson served as a U.S.
Education
- Centre CollegeB.A., 1909
- College of Law of Central UniversityLL.B., 1911
Career
Private practice, Louisa, Kentucky, 1911-1917, 1919-1924; City attorney, Louisa, Kentucky, 1913; U.S. Army private and officer trainee, 1917-1919; Commonwealth attorney, Thirty-Second Judicial District, Kentucky, 1921-1924; U.S. representative from Kentucky, 1923-1929, 1931-1938; Private practice, Ashland, Kentucky, 1929-1931; Director, Office of Economic Stabilization, 1943-1945; Administrator, Federal Loan Administration, 1945; Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945; Secretary of the Treasury, 1945-1946; Presiding officer, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, 1946-1948, andJudicial Conference of the United States, 1948-1953
Biography
Frederick Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th chief justice of the United States from 1946 until his death in 1953. Vinson was one of the few Americans to have served in all three branches of the U.S. government. Before becoming chief justice, Vinson served as a U.S.
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