Hugo Black

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Alabama
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_(posthumously)
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-02-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Harlan,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hugo_L._Black_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-09-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hugo_Lafayette_Black
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hugo Black
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Medical_Corps
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:incorporation_doctrine
advocacy of First Amendment rights
strict textualism
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
United States Senator from Alabama
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Willis_Van_Devanter
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Hugo Black signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Seay_DeMeritte
gptkb:Josephine_Foster
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkbp:termEnd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: 1971
United States Senator from Alabama: 1937
gptkbp:termStart United States Senator from Alabama: 1927
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: 1937
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States
gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:Chambers_v._Florida
gptkb:Engel_v._Vitale
gptkb:Gideon_v._Wainwright
gptkb:Griswold_v._Connecticut
gptkb:Shelley_v._Kraemer
gptkb:United_States_v._O'Brien
gptkb:Katz_v._United_States
gptkb:Tinker_v._Des_Moines_Independent_Community_School_District
gptkb:University_of_Alabama_School_of_Law
gptkb:Zorach_v._Clauson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5