ASSOCIATE JUSTICE HAROLD H. BURTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE ON SUPREME COURT CARD SIGNED 12/05/1946 - HFSID 82315
Price: $240.00
HAROLD H. BURTON
Harold H. Burton signs a Supreme Court Card to a collector.
Autograph Note on Supreme Court Card signed: "With best wishes
to/James Timbers/from/Harold H Burton/Associate Justice/12-5-46", 4¼x3½.
Harold H. Burton (1888-1964) was Mayor of Cleveland (1931-1932, 1935-1940)
and Republican Senator from Ohio (1941-1945). Appointed by President Truman,
Burton served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1945-1958. A
liberal on civil rights issues, Burton joined several decisions against racial
segregation, including Brown vs. Board of Education (1954). He was more
conservative on civil liberties questions, voting to uphold loyalty oaths and to
deny First Amendment claims by Communist Party members. Lightly stained not near
signature touching two words of inscription. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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