William O. Douglas

Supreme Court Justice

Birthday October 16, 1898

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Maine, MN

DEATH DATE Jan 19, 1980 (81)

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About

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1939 to 1975.

Before Fame

He attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, on a scholarship.

Trivia

He was one of the youngest justices to serve on the Supreme Court.

Family Life

He married his fourth wife, Cathleen Heffernan, in 1966.

Associated With

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.