Fred Vinson Biography

Fred Vinson biography

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NAME: Fred Vinson
OCCUPATION: Judge, Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Representative
BIRTH DATE: January 22, 1890
DEATH DATE: September 08, 1953
EDUCATION: Centre College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Louisa, Kentucky
PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C.

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Fred Vinson was the 13th chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Fred Vinson was born on January 22, 1890, in Louisa, Kentucky. In 1923, he filled a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1938 to 1943, he served in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. President Harry S. Truman appointed him secretary of the Treasury in 1945. On year later Vinson became chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He died on September 8, 1953.

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