| LC control no. | n 86053310 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Canton (Ohio) Columbus (Ohio) Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1849-04-17 |
| Death date | 1923-07-09 |
| Place of birth | Ravenna (Ohio) |
| Place of death | Mackinac Island (Mich.) |
| Field of activity | Law |
| Affiliation | Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Summit County) Ohio. Secretary of State Paris Peace Conference (1898-1899) United States. Circuit Court (6th Circuit) United States. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) United States. Supreme Court Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Judges |
| Found in | NUCMC data from LC Mss. Div. for Van Devanter, W. Papers, 1884-1941 (William R. Day) DAB, 1929 (Day, William Rufus, 1849-1923, sec. of state; justice of Supreme Court; b. Ravenna, Ohio; s. Luther and Emily (Spalding) Day; elected judge of court of common pleas, 1886; m. Mary Elizabeth Schaefer, 1875 (d. 1912); appt. U.S. dist. judge northern dist. of Ohio, 1889; sec. of state under Pres. McKinley; assoc. justice Supreme Court, 1903-1922) Biographical directory of Article III federal judges, 1789-present, viewed August 31, 2021 (Day, William Rufus; born April 17, 1849, in Ravenna, OH; died July 9, 1923, in Mackinac Island, MI; judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit; confirmed by the Senate on February 28, 1899; service terminated on February 23, 1903, due to appointment to another judicial position; judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; confirmed by the Senate on February 28, 1899; service terminated on February 23, 1903, due to appointment to another judicial position; associate justice, Supreme Court of the United States; confirmed by the Senate on February 23, 1903; service terminated on November 13, 1922, due to retirement; B.S., University Michigan, 1870; read law, 1871; private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1872-1897, 1899; judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial District, 1886-1887; assistant secretary of state, 1897-1898; Secretary of State, 1898; chairman, U.S. delegation to Paris Peace Conference with Spain, 1898-1899; umpire, Mixed Claims Commission to Adjudicate War Claims against Germany, 1922-1923) <https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/day-william-rufus> |
| Associated language | eng |
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