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Morrison Waite

1816 - 1888

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Morrison Remick "Mott" Waite (November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888) was an American attorney, jurist, and politician from Ohio who served as the seventh chief justice of the United States from 1874 until his death in 1888. During his tenure, the Waite Court took a narrow interpretation of federal authority related to laws and amendments that were enacted during the Reconstruction Era to expand the rights of freedmen and protect them from attacks by white supremacy groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. Born in Lyme, Connecticut, Waite established a legal practice in Toledo, Ohio, after graduating from Yale University. As a member of the Whig Party, Waite won election to the Ohio House of Representatives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Morrison Waite is the 15,923rd most popular politician (down from 15,500th in 2024), the 8,876th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,180th in 2019) and the 682nd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Morrison Waite ranks 15,923 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexandru G. Golescu, Werner Schlager, Michael Häupl, Manfred Stolpe, Ashur-shaduni, and Manuel Robles Pezuela. After him are Jorge Córdova, Hans Eichel, Claes Andersson, Gaius Claudius Centho, John Boehner, and James Soong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1816, Morrison Waite ranks 56. Before him are Filippo Parlatore, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, John Frederick Kensett, Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Johan Sverdrup, and Priscilla Cooper Tyler. After him are Manuel Murillo Toro, Elihu B. Washburne, George Henry Thomas, and Nathaniel P. Banks. Among people deceased in 1888, Morrison Waite ranks 80. Before him are Arsène Darmesteter, Henry James Sumner Maine, Yuriy Fedkovych, Jan van Beers, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, and Kanō Hōgai. After him are Richard A. Proctor, and Roscoe Conkling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morrison Waite ranks 8,878 out of 20,380. Before him are Walt Davis (1931), Lyle Mays (1953), Bob Welch (1945), Robert Kramer (1939), Dave Bing (1943), and Billy Strayhorn (1915). After him are Edward Hicks (1780), Frank Pierson (1925), Michael Murphy (1938), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), Robert L. Eichelberger (1886), and Carol Heiss (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Morrison Waite ranks 682. Before him are Gaylord Nelson (1916), H. R. Haldeman (1926), Donald Regan (1918), Jeremiah S. Black (1810), Lewis Cass (1782), and George Deukmejian (1928). After him are John Boehner (1949), Franklin Farrell (1908), Bob Ehrlich (1957), Joshua Chamberlain (1828), Joe Torre (1940), and Alphonso Taft (1810).

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