Morrison Remick Waite | |
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7th Chief Justice of the United States | |
In office March 4, 1874 – March 23, 1888 | |
Nominated by | Ulysses S. Grant |
Preceded by | Salmon P. Chase |
Succeeded by | Melville Fuller |
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Born | Lyme, Connecticut, United States | November 29, 1816
Died | March 23, 1888 Washington, D.C., United States | (aged 71)
Spouse(s) | Amelia Warner |
Children | Henry Seldon Christopher Champlin Edward T Mary F |
Alma mater | Yale University |
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Morrison Remick "Mott" Waite (November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888) was an American attorney and politician in Ohio. He served as the seventh Chief Justice of the United States from 1874 to his death in 1888.[1][2] Chief Justice Waite was primarily known for overturning federal laws passed during Reconstruction that protected African Americans.