About
Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1862 to 1890.
Before Fame
He graduated from Transylvania University in 1838.
Trivia
He was part of the electoral commission that was created to resolve the disputed 1876 presidential election between candidates Rutherford Hayes and Samuel Tilden.
Family Life
His parents were yeoman farmers.
Associated With
He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Abraham Lincoln.
