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Fred M. Vinson | Oyez. The Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States (Artist: William Franklin Draper) Born. Jan 22, 1890. Louisa, KY. Died. Sep 8, 1953. Ethnicity. English. Religion. Methodist. Mother. Virginia Ferguson. Father. James Vinson. Father's occupation. County jailer. Chief Justice of the United States.
Vinson served for seven years as Chief Justice and died on September 8, 1953, at the age of sixty-three. Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Fred M. Vinson.
Fred M. Vinson was the 13th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding Harlan Fiske Stone. Formerly Secretary of the Treasury, Vinson was nominated for Chief Justice by President Harry Truman on June 6, 1946. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 20, 1946, and he was sworn into office on June 24, 1946.
vinson, fred m. (1890–1953) Fred M. Vinson was appointed thirteenth chief justice of the United States by President harry s. truman in 1946 and served in that office until his death. His appointment followed a distinguished career in all three branches of the federal government .
Under new Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, the Supreme Court again reviewed a conviction. In this case, a jury had found Hans Max Haupt, a naturalized citizen, guilty of treason. Haupt’s son, Herbert, one of eight originally convicted saboteurs, had already been executed.
Fred Vinson (1890-1953) was an undistinguished chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who consistently subordinated individual rights to the needs of government. Frederic Moore Vinson is probably America's least written-about chief justice. His obscurity protects his reputation.
Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Danville.
