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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | |
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.jpg) Holmes, c. 1915–20 | |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office December 8, 1902 – January 12, 1932 | |
| Nominated by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Horace Gray |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin N. Cardozo |
| Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office August 2, 1899 – December 4, 1902 | |
| Nominated by | Murray Crane |
| Preceded by | Walbridge Field |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Knowlton |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office December 15, 1882 – August 2, 1899 | |
| Nominated by | John Long |
| Preceded by | Otis Lord |
| Succeeded by | William Loring |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1841 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1935 (aged 93) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Fanny Bowditch Dixwell
(m. 1873; died 1929) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Edward Jackson Holmes (brother) Amelia Jackson Holmes (sister) Judge Charles Jackson (grandfather) Abiel Holmes (grandfather) Jonathan Jackson (great-grandfather) Edward J. Holmes (nephew) |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, LLB) |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Brevet colonel Aide-de-camp |
| Unit | 4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry |
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