ASSOCIATE JUSTICE HAROLD H. BURTON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 06/20/1956 - HFSID 174280
Price: $400.00
HAROLD H. BURTON
Harold H. Burton sends a rare autograph letter of appreciation to a
lawyer during the 1955 Term.
Rare Autograph Letter Signed: "Harold H. Burton" as
Associate Justice, 1p, 5¾x7¾. Washington, D.C., 1956 June 20. On
Supreme Court stationery to Alan Misner Esq. In full: "As we are just
completing together a long term of Court that has included more cases than usual
I want to express my appreciation of your devotion to the interests of the Court
and of your great help to me in meeting my share of the responsibilities. I hope
that you feel that the experience has been worth the effort and its sacrifices
which it entailed. You may feel proud of your contribution to the nation and I
hope you will always look back with pride to the 1955 Term as your term."
Harold H. Burton (1888-1964) was Mayor of Cleveland (1931-1932,
1935-1940) and Republican Senator from Ohio (1941-1945).Appointed
by President Harry Truman, Burton served as Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court from 1945 to 1958. A liberal on civil rights issues, Burton joined
several decisions against racial segregation. He was more conservative on
civil liberties questions, voting to uphold loyalty oaths and to deny First
Amendment claims by Communist Party members. Tanned and shaded..
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