Melville Fuller

Melville Fuller

February 11, 1833 – July 4, 1910

Melville Fuller (1833-1910) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the eighth chief justice of the United States from 1888 until his death in 1910. His tenure was marked by support for unfettered free enterprise and opposition to broad federal power, and he wrote major opinions on the federal income tax, the Commerce Clause, and citizenship law. A Democrat, he established a legal practice in Chicago and served a single term in the Illinois House of Representatives during the Civil War.

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Oct 8, 1888 – Jul 4, 1910
Preceded by
Morrison Waite
Succeeded by
Edward Douglass White

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