John Hessin Clarke

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John Hessin Clarke

associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Also known as: John H. Clarke

Written by Brian P. Smentkowski

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Born:: Sept. 18, 1857, New Lisbon, Ohio, U.S.

Died:: March 22, 1945, San Diego, Calif. (aged 87)

Title / Office:: Supreme Court of the United States (1916-1922), United States

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John Hessin Clarke (born Sept. 18, 1857, New Lisbon, Ohio, U.S.—died March 22, 1945, San Diego, Calif.) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1916–22). Clarke was the son of John Clarke, a lawyer, and Melissa Hessin Clarke. He attended Western Reserve College (now Case Western University) in Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated in 1877. After studying law under his father, Clarke opened a law practice in 1880 in Youngstown, Ohio, where he also bought an interest in the Youngstown Vindicator and helped to make it an influential liberal newspaper. He gained a reputation in ...(100 of 366 words)

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