Rufus Wheeler Peckham
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About
Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1895 to 1909.
Before Fame
He was admitted to the bar in Albany in 1859.
Trivia
He was known for frequently using substantive process to invalidate regulations of business and property while on the Court.
Family Life
His older brother was Wheeler Hazard Peckham, a lawyer who helped prosecute Boss Tweed.
Associated With
He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland.
