Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
LIST YOUNGER men
ONCOURT'SROSTER
Those Who Study Records
Find Parker Cannot Be
+ Called Youngest.

when the nomination Of John J.
Parker Of North Carolina was sent to
the Senate on Friday by President
Hoover, as successor to the late Asso-
ctate Justice Sanford of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, emphasis
was promptly laid on the fact that he
is only a years Of age, and was said
to be the youngest man appointed IN
at least 100 years to that high ONCE.
Research discloses that this aSser-
tion cannot stand. The record for be.
ing the youngest man ever appointed
to the United States Supreme Court
apparently belongs to Joseph Story,
born in Marblehead, Mass, whose
father was n member Of the Boston
Tea Party" and q surgeon In the Revo-
lutionary Army. He was appointed at
the age Of 80, after q brilliant law and
legislative career, having been pioneer
in Congress opposing the admintStra-
ton move for an increase Of the Navy.
He was appointed to the Supreme Court
by President Madison In November,
1911. He divides with Chancellor Kent
the distinction Of having founded the
American system Of equity iurispru-
dence.
Preaided Over Court.
After the death Of Chief Justice
Marshall, being the senior member by
appointment, Justice Story presided
over the deliberations of his associates
until confirmation Of Chief Justice
Taney. It had been the wish Of Mar
shall that story should succeed him,
but as he was not in sympathy with
the administration, that was Impossible.
During the illness Of fancy. IN 1874:
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Justices place for few months. JUS
tice story had nearly completed his
preparations for retiring from the
bench and devoted his energies exclu-
sively to law school work when he was
stricken with fatal Illness.
Next to Justice Story, as the youngest
appointee to the United States Supreme
Court, comes william johnson Of South
Carolina, who was born in It'll. and
was appointed to the Supreme Court IN
1904 at the age Of 80, and served for
AS q matter Of fact, the first Chief
Justice. John Jay Of New York, APP
pointed by President washington, was
only 43 years old when he assumed
the ONCE, In 1889. Another member OF
the first Supreme Court appointed by
washington was only a years OF age
Robert II. Harrison of Maryland-and
third member, James wilson OF Eenn-
sylvania, was only a.
The third youngest man appointed to
the Supreme Court appears to be Bush
rod washington Of Virginia, who was
born in 1852 and was appointed IN 17Ss
at the age OF 50.
Within Last lee Years.
within the last 100 years there have
been at least two appotntees to the su-
preme Court two years younger than
Mr.. Parker Of North Carolina. These
were BENJAMIN r. Curtis Of Massachu~
sets, born In 1909 and appointed In
1851, when he was q years OF age, and
John A. Campbell Of Alabama, who was
born in 1911 and appointed IN 1883:
There are at least three VINO were
appointed ut the same age, a. years, as
Mr.. Parker, including another North
Carolina man, Alfred Moore, who was
born in lTS5 and appointed to the SUI
preme Court In 1893. The two others
are John Mclean Of Ohio, born In 17S5
and appointed to the Supreme Court In
1929, and John M. Harlan Of Kentucky,
born In 1888 and appointed TO the Su-
preme Court in 1877.
Others who were appointed to the
Supreme Court while relatively young
were Samuel r. Miller Of Iowa, born in
1916 and appointed In 1852 at the age
of 46; David Davis Of Illinois, born IN
1915 and appointed in 1852 at the age
Of ~, and Stephen J. Field OF Cali.
fornia, born In 1915 and appointed III
1853 ct the age OF Al.