Willis Van Devanter – Republican National Committeeman and U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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Grand Old Partisan honors Willis Van Devanter, born April 17th 1859. He studied at DePauw University and University of Cincinnati Law School. Public service began as city attorney of Cheyenne, Wyoming, followed by a term in the state house. Benjamin Harrison made him territorial Chief Justice. Statehood achieved, Van Devanter was elected to the position. While serving on the Republican National Committee, he was named assistant attorney general by William McKinley. Theodore Roosevelt appointed him federal appellate judge. Expertise on legal procedure merited his selection for the Supreme Court by William Howard Taft.
Willis Van Devanter – Republican National Committeeman and U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Willis Van Devanter – Republican National…
Willis Van Devanter – Republican National Committeeman and U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Grand Old Partisan honors Willis Van Devanter, born April 17th 1859. He studied at DePauw University and University of Cincinnati Law School. Public service began as city attorney of Cheyenne, Wyoming, followed by a term in the state house. Benjamin Harrison made him territorial Chief Justice. Statehood achieved, Van Devanter was elected to the position. While serving on the Republican National Committee, he was named assistant attorney general by William McKinley. Theodore Roosevelt appointed him federal appellate judge. Expertise on legal procedure merited his selection for the Supreme Court by William Howard Taft.