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Harlan Fiske Stone
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| 12th Chief Justice of the United States | |
| In office July 3, 1941 – April 22, 1946 |
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| Nominated by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Fred M. Vinson |
| Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court | |
| In office February 5, 1925 – July 3, 1941 |
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| Nominated by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Joseph McKenna |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Jackson |
| 52nd United States Attorney General | |
| In office April 7, 1924 – March 1, 1925 |
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| Nominated by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Harry M. Daugherty |
| Succeeded by | John G. Sargent |
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Harlan Fiske Stone
October 11, 1872 Chesterfield, New Hampshire, United States |
| Died | April 22, 1946 (aged 73) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Spouse | Agnes E. Harvey (1899 - 1946, his death) |
| Children | Marshall Harvey Stone Lauson Harvey Stone |
| Alma mater | Amherst College, Columbia University |
Harlan Fiske Stone (October 11, 1872 – April 22, 1946) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as the dean of Columbia Law School, his alma mater, in the early 20th century.
As a member of the Republican Party, he was appointed as the 52nd Attorney General of the United States before becoming an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1925.
In 1941, Stone became the 12th Chief Justice of the United States, serving until his death in 1946 – one of the shortest terms of any Chief Justice. Stone was the first Chief Justice not to have served in elected office.
His most famous quotes was: "Courts are not the only agency of government that must be assumed to have capacity to govern."
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Birthplace of Stone
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Harlan F. Stone commemorative stamp, issued in 1948
