James Clark Mc Reynolds
James Clark McReynolds (February 3, 1862 – August 24, 1946) was an American lawyer and judge who served as United States Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson and as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He served on the Court from October 12, 1914 to his retirement on January 31, 1941, and was known for his conservative opinions opposing much of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal legislation.
Read more about James Clark Mc Reynolds: Early Life, Attorney General and Supreme Court Tenure, Important Opinions, Personality and Conflicts, Retirement and Death, Legacy, Papers
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