Sherman Minton

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Sherman Minton

associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Written by Brian P. Smentkowski

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Born:: October 20, 1890, near Georgetown, Indiana, U.S.

Died:: April 9, 1965, New Albany, Indiana (aged 74)

Title / Office:: supreme court (1949-1956), United States; Supreme Court of the United States (1949-1956), United States; United States Senate (1935-1939), United States

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Sherman Minton (born October 20, 1890, near Georgetown, Indiana, U.S.—died April 9, 1965, New Albany, Indiana) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949–56). Minton was the son of John Evan Minton, a farmer, and Emma Lyvers Minton. He attended Indiana University, where he graduated in 1915 at the top of his class in the law college. The following year he earned a master of laws degree at Yale Law School, where he helped to organize the university’s legal aid society. He then moved to New Albany, Indiana, where he began private practice. His legal ...(100 of 599 words)

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