Edward Douglass White

Supreme Court Justice

Birthday November 3, 1845

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Louisiana

DEATH DATE May 19, 1921 (75)

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About

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1894 to 1910 and later became the Court's ninth Chief Justice.

Before Fame

He studied law at the University of Louisiana.

Trivia

He was well-known for creating the "Rule of Reason" standard of antitrust law.

Family Life

His father was Edward Douglass White Sr., a former governor of Louisiana.

Associated With

He was nominated to the position of associate justice on the Court by President Grover Cleveland.