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William Rufus Day
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1898–1903
William Rufus Day , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. William Rufus Day (April 17, 1849 – July 9, 1923) was an American diplomat and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1903 to 1922. Prior to his service on the Supreme Court, Day served as United States Secretary of State during the administration of President William McKinley.
Positions
- Secretary of State1898-04-28–1898-09-16
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1903-03-02–1922-11-13
Education
- University of Michigan
- University of MichiganB.S., 1870
- Read law1871
Career
Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1872-1897, 1899; Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial District, 1886-1887; Assistant secretary of state, 1897-1898; Secretary of State, 1898; Chairman, U.S. delegation to Paris Peace Conference with Spain, 1898-1899; Umpire, Mixed Claims Commission to Adjudicate War Claims against Germany, 1922-1923
Biography
William Rufus Day (April 17, 1849 – July 9, 1923) was an American diplomat and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1903 to 1922. Prior to his service on the Supreme Court, Day served as United States Secretary of State during the administration of President William McKinley.
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