Noah H. Swayne

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Noah H. Swayne was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 19th century, appointed by President Abraham Lincoln and known for his strong support of federal authority and civil rights.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
human
appointedBy Abraham Lincoln
birthPlace Frederick County, Virginia
United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1804-12-07
dateOfDeath 1884-06-08
deathPlace New York
New York City
United States of America
educatedAt self-taught in law
employer United States federal government
endTimeOfPosition_AssociateJustice 1881
era 19th century
familyName Swayne
fieldOfWork constitutional law
federal law
givenName Noah
ideology support for civil rights
support for federal authority
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalEducation reading law
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
movedTo Ohio
nativeLanguage English
nominatedAsJusticeIn 1862
notableCase Ex parte Milligan
Gelpcke v. City of Dubuque
notableFor strong support of civil rights
strong support of federal authority
occupation judge
lawyer
partOf Lincoln Court
politicalAffiliation Republican Party
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
practicedLawIn Columbus, Ohio
Coshocton County, Ohio
linked to: Coshocton County
previousPosition United States Attorney for the District of Ohio
reasonForMove opposition to slavery
religion Methodism
replaced John Archibald Campbell
sexOrGender male
startTimeOfPosition_AssociateJustice 1862
supported broad interpretation of federal power under the Constitution
use of federal authority to protect civil rights
wasReplacedBy William Burnham Woods
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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John McLean succeededInOffice Noah H. Swayne
Taney Court hasAssociateJustice Noah H. Swayne
Chase Court member Noah H. Swayne
Knox v. Lee joinedByMajorityJustice Noah H. Swayne
Swayne Field namedAfter Noah H. Swayne
Ex parte Milligan concurringOpinionBy Noah H. Swayne
Bradwell v. Illinois justiceInMajority Noah H. Swayne