George Shiras, Jr.

George Shiras, Jr.
Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: July 26, 1892 – February 23, 1903
Nominator	Benjamin Harrison
Predecessor	Joseph P. Bradley
Successor	William R. Day
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Party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lillie E. Kennedy
Religion	Presbyterian

George Shiras, Jr. was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for 11 years.^[1] He is known for casting the swing vote which struck down the federal income tax - leading to the ratification of the 16th Amendment.^[1] He was also known for supporting individuals who challenged government power.^[2]

Shiras proved himself to be a back-stabber RINO when he voted with the majority and the Democrats in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, which upheld "separate but equal" racial segregation.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 George Shiras, Jr. (English). law.jrank.
↑ George Shiras, Jr. (English). Oyez. Chicago-Kent School of Law.

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Chief Justice Melville Fuller's Court (1888–1910)

1888–1889	Samuel F. Miller \| Stephen Johnson Field \| Joseph P. Bradley \| John Harlan I \| Stanley Matthews \| Horace Gray \| Samuel Blatchford \| Lucius Q.C. Lamar II
1890–1891	Stephen Johnson Field \| Joseph P. Bradley \| John Harlan I \| Horace Gray \| Samuel Blatchford \| Lucius Q.C. Lamar II \| David Brewer
1891–1892	Stephen Johnson Field \| Joseph P. Bradley \| John Harlan I \| Horace Gray \| Samuel Blatchford \| Lucius Q.C. Lamar II \| David Brewer \| Henry B. Brown
1892–1893	Stephen Johnson Field \| John Harlan I \| Horace Gray \| Samuel Blatchford \| Lucius Q.C. Lamar II \| David Brewer \| Henry B. Brown \| George Shiras, Jr.
1893	Stephen Johnson Field \| John Harlan I \| Horace Gray \| Samuel Blatchford \| David Brewer \| Henry B. Brown \| George Shiras, Jr. \| Howell E. Jackson
1894–1895	Stephen Johnson Field \| John Harlan I \| Horace Gray \| David Brewer \| Henry B. Brown \| George Shiras, Jr. \| Howell E. Jackson \| Edward D. White
1896–1897	Stephen Johnson Field \| John Harlan I \| Horace Gray \| David Brewer \| Henry B. Brown \| George Shiras, Jr. \| Edward D. White \| Rufus W. Peckham
1898–1902	John Harlan I \| Horace Gray \| David Brewer \| Henry B. Brown \| George Shiras, Jr. \| Edward D. White \| Rufus W. Peckham \| Joseph McKenna
1902–1903	John Harlan I \| David Brewer \| Henry B. Brown \| George Shiras, Jr. \| Edward D. White \| Rufus W. Peckham \| Joseph McKenna \| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
1903–1906	John Harlan I \| David Brewer \| Henry B. Brown \| Edward D. White \| Rufus W. Peckham \| Joseph McKenna \| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. \| William R. Day
1906–1909	John Harlan I \| David Brewer \| Edward D. White \| Rufus W. Peckham \| Joseph McKenna \| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. \| William R. Day \| William Henry Moody
Jan–Mar 1910	John Harlan I \| David Brewer \| Edward D. White \| Joseph McKenna \| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. \| William R. Day \| William Henry Moody \| Horace Lurton
Mar–Jul 1910	John Harlan I \| Edward D. White \| Joseph McKenna \| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. \| William R. Day \| William Henry Moody \| Horace Lurton

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