ASSOCIATE JUSTICE HAROLD H. BURTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 05/28/1946 - HFSID 46866
Price: $240.00
HAROLD H. BURTON
Harold H. Burton signs a Supreme Court Card to a collector.
Autograph Note signed: "To George W. Walberg/with cordial regards
from/Harold H Burton/Associate Justice/5-28-46". 4½x3½, Supreme Court of the
United States embossed card. 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. Fine condition.
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