William O. Douglas #79 (1939-1975)
THIS BOARD CONTAINS A LETTER DATED MAY, 22 WITHOUT A YEAR MARKED. IT WAS WRITTEN ON A PLAIN SHEET OF PAPER AND MAILED WITHIN AN ENVELOPE FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT POSTMARKED MAY 22, 1962. WITHIN IT’S CONFINES JUSTICE DOUGLAS NOTES: “IT WAS SUCH A joy seeing you.” His letter is signed “bill Douglas.”
Horace H. Lurton #61 (1844-1914) & Charles Evans Hughes #62 (1862-1948)
Horace H. Lurton #61 (1844-1914) Lurton was nominated to the court by William Howard Taft.
He also nominated Charles Evans hughes #62 (1862-1948) Lurton was from Kentucky, attended Cumberland Law and served in the Confederate States of America. He was captured twice and often told a white lie that Lincoln paroled him because of fervent pleas from his mother. Lurton served but a short time on the Court and died after 4 years of service of a heart attack. His autograph is a hard find. Besides what was he doing in Atlantic City, NJ when he died….gambling wasn’t yet legal there.