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Horace Harmon Lurton

1844–1914 · Supreme Court seat #61 · 1910–1914 · TN

Horace Harmon Lurton, a Confederate veteran who had once been imprisoned by Union forces, was 65 at his confirmation — the oldest person appointed to a first term on the Court up to that point — and served just over four years before his death.

Appointed By
William Howard Taft
Predecessor
Rufus W. Peckham
Confirmed
December 20, 1909
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
January 3, 1910
Tenure Ended
July 12, 1914
Reason
Died in office
Oral arguments & opinions on Oyez.org ↗Senate confirmation vote record ↗
William Henry MoodyCharles Evans Hughes