Complex sentence: In 1845, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1845 by President John Tyler to succeed the deceased Justice Smith Thompson and served as a Justice until his retirement in 1872.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1845, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1845 by President John Tyler to succeed the deceased Justice Smith Thompson. Tyler served as a Justice until his retirement in 1872.