White, Edward Douglass (11/03/1845-05/19/1921)

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Summary

  • Occupation: Jurist, U. S. Senator, Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the United States
  • Number of Terms: 1
  • Committees/Roles: Ex-officio as chief justice of the United States. Elected Chancellor 12/12/1912

Subject

  • White, Edward Douglass
  • Board of Regents
  • Chancellor of the Smithsonian Board of Regents
  • Chief Justice of the United States
  • United States Supreme Court

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Images of this Regent can be found in the following repositories: The Supreme Court of the United States; Harvard University Law School; RU 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives

Regent type

Chief Justice

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1971.; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936.; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A. N. Marquis Co., 1943.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 12/19/1910-05/19/1921

Topic

  • Judges
  • Regents

Form/Genre

Biographies

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