Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 8 March 1841 at 20:43 (= 8:43 PM ) | ||
| Place | Boston MA, USA, 42n21, 71w03 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m71w03 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   18°21'   07°43 Asc. 21°17'
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Biography
American jurist appointed Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1902 by President Teddy Roosevelt. He was named after his father, a physician and writer. Holmes graduated from Harvard in 1861. He served three years in the American Civil War attaining the rank of Captain. He was admitted to the bar in 1867, started practicing in Boston and became editor of the "American Law Review" 1870-1873. In 1880, he lectured at the Lowell Institute and his publication of his papers, "The Common Law" in 1881 became internationally renowned and led to the position of Professor of Law at Harvard University, 1882-1883. Holmes served as Justice to the Massachusetts Supreme Court until 1899 making chief justice until 1902. President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1902 and he held the position until his retirement in 1932.
Renowned for his eloquence in taking contrary views in order to look at all sides of a question, he was known as "The Great Dissenter."
Holmes married Fanny Bowditch Dixwell in 1872. He died of pneumonia on 3/06/1935 and was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1965.
Events
- Death by Disease 6 March 1935 at 12:00 noon in Washington, DC (Pneumonia, age 94 less two days)
- Work : Great Achievement 1965 (Elected to Hall of Fame for Great Americans)
- Work : Gain social status 1902 (Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court)
- Social : End a program of study 1861 (Graduated from Harvard)
- Social : Joined group 1861 (Served in the Amer. Civil War, four yrs.)
- Social : End a program of study 1867 (Passed the bar exam)
- Work : New Job 1870 (Became editor of the "American Law Review")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1881 (Publication of "The Common Law")
- Relationship : Marriage 1872 (Fanny Bowditch Dexwell)
- Work : New Job 1882 (Pro. of Law at Harvard)
- Work : Gain social status 1883 (Chief on the MA. Supreme Court)
- Work : Gain social status 1902 (U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 30 yrs.)
- Work : Retired 1932 (Retired from Supreme Court)
Source Notes
Kraum, rectified from, "between 8:00 and 9:00 last night," in a letter of Holmes father to his sister in the biography by Silus Bent, "Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes," 1932, p.24
Categories
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 93)
- Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (For Great Americans)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Pneumonia (Terminal)
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (Fanny 63 years)
- Family : Childhood : Advantaged (Affuent family)
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Law)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Lifestyle : Work : Same Job more than 10 yrs (Over 30 yrs. as justice)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
- Vocation : Military : Combat (Civil War)
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Law Prof. Harvard Univ.)
- Vocation : Law : Jurist (Justice of U.S. Supreme Court)
