Rufus W. Peckham
Rufus Peckham | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office January 6, 1896 – October 24, 1909 | |
| Nominated by | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Howell Edmunds Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Horace Harmon Lurton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1838 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 1909 (aged 70) Altamont, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Hariette Arnold (m. 1867) |
| Children | 2 |
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Rufus W. Peckham (November 8, 1838 – October 24, 1909) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1896 to 1909, and is the most recent Democratic nominee approved by a Republican-majority Senate. He was known for his strong use of substantive due process to invalidate regulations of business and property. Peckham's namesake father was also a lawyer and judge, and a U.S. Representative. His older brother, Wheeler Hazard Peckham (1833–1905), was one of the lawyers who prosecuted William M. Tweed and a failed nominee to the Supreme Court.