About
Founding Father who represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress, the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Senate.
Before Fame
He graduated from Carleton College before joining the military.
Trivia
He was the first Supreme Court Justice from Minnesota and was known for having been a Democrat nominated by a Republican president.
Family Life
He married Annie M. Cronin in 1891.
Associated With
He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Warren Harding.
