Horace Harmon Lurton
Horace Harmon Lurton | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office January 3, 1910 – July 12, 1914 | |
| Nominated by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Rufus W. Peckham |
| Succeeded by | James Clark McReynolds |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
| In office March 27, 1893 – December 20, 1909 | |
| Nominated by | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Howell Edmunds Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Loyal Edwin Knappen |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee | |
| In office 1886–1893 | |
| Nominated by | Parson Brownlow |
| Preceded by | Newly constituted post-Reconstruction court |
| Succeeded by | William King McAlister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Horace Harmon Lurton February 26, 1844 Newport, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | July 12, 1914 (aged 70) Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Old University of Chicago Cumberland School of Law (LLB) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank | Sergeant Major |
| Unit | 5th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 2nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment 3rd Kentucky Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Horace Harmon Lurton (February 26, 1844 – July 12, 1914) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and previously was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit.