1. Horace Gray was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increased the powers of Congress.
12 Facts About Horace Gray
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Horace Gray enrolled at Harvard College at the age of 13, and graduated four years later.
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Horace Gray was admitted to the bar in 1851, and practiced law in Boston for 13 years.
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The quality of Horace Gray's work earned him a reputation for historical scholarship and legal research.
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Horace Gray was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court as an associate justice in 1864.
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In December 1881, President Chester A Arthur nominated Gray to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court created by the death of Nathan Clifford.
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Horace Gray used his own funds to pay the clerk's salary, as no government money was appropriated for this purpose at the time.
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Horace Gray served on the US Supreme Court for over 20 years, until his death on September 15,1902.
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Horace Gray was succeeded by a fellow Massachusetts native, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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Horace Gray was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1860, and in 1866, was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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In 1889, Horace Gray married Jane Matthews, daughter of fellow associate justice Stanley Matthews.
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Horace Gray is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.