Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (1841-1935)

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Richard Theodore Ely to Jane Addams, July 10, 1906

Harry Edward Smoot to Jane Addams, May 20, 1929

Dorothy Detzer to Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, United States Section, June 6, 1929

Oliver Wendall Holmes Supreme Court Dissenting Opinion, June, 1929

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Birth Date

1841-03-08

Death Date

1935-03-06

Birthplace

Boston, MA

Biographical Text

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was the oldest Justice in Supreme Court history. Holmes served on the United States Supreme Court from 1902-1932, acting as Chief Justice from January-February of 1930. He was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, Holmes supported economic regulation and free speech under the First Amendment.

Holmes married Fanny Bowditch Dixwell in 1872. They had no children. Holmes died in 1935.

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Sciancalepore, Victoria

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1906

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“Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (1841-1935),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed November 19, 2025, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/865.