Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson Hand Signed Check JG Autographs COA

  

Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson Signed Check Dated 1924. This item is certified authentic by JG Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.

(January 22, 1890 - September 8, 1953) was an American. Politician who served the United States. In all three branches of government. The most prominent member of the.

United States Secretary of the Treasury. Chief Justice of the United States.

He pursued a legal career and served in the army during. After the war, he served as the Commonwealth's Attorney for the Thirty-Second Judicial District of Kentucky before winning election to the. United States House of Representatives.

He lost re-election in 1928 but regained his seat in 1930 and served in Congress until 1937. During his time in Congress, he became an adviser and confidante of Missouri Senator. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Vinson resigned from the appellate court in 1943, when he became the Director of the.

After Truman acceded to the presidency following Roosevelt's death in 1945, Truman appointed Vinson to the position of Secretary of the Treasury. And presided over the establishment of numerous post-war organizations, including the.

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. After the death of Chief Justice. In 1946, Truman appointed Vinson to the Supreme Court. To date, Vinson is the last Chief Justice nominee nominated by a president from the Democratic Party to be confirmed. Vinson dissented in the case of.

Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. Which ruled against Truman's seizure of the nation's steel mills during a strike. He ordered a rehearing of the. Case, which was eventually combined into the case known as. Vinson unexpectedly died of a heart attack in 1953.