Henry Billings Brown

associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Born:
March 2, 1836, South Lee, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:
September 4, 1913, Bronxville, New York (aged 77)

Henry Billings Brown (born March 2, 1836, South Lee, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 4, 1913, Bronxville, New York) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1890–1906). Brown was admitted to the bar in 1860 in Detroit and the following year appointed deputy U.S. marshal there. Two years later he was named assistant U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Michigan. He served in this capacity until 1868 when, after a brief period as temporary circuit judge, he returned to private practice. By the time of his appointment as judge of the eastern district in 1875, he had become ...(100 of 267 words)