7 signatures of Supreme Court Justices - 1870's-1880's dated Autograph

7 signatures of different Supreme Court Justices. William Strong, W.B. Woods and David Davis are 2 of the 7.

William Strong (May 6, 1808 – August 19, 1895) was a prominent American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He held the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1870 to 1880, during which he authored majority opinions in significant cases, including Strauder v. West Virginia. Prior to his tenure on the Supreme Court, Strong was a U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania from 1847 to 1851 and served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1857 to 1868. Additionally, he was a member of the Commission that resolved the contested presidential election of 1876.

William Burnham Woods (August 3, 1824 – May 14, 1887) was an American jurist who held the position of associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes, he served from 1881 until 1887. Woods authored the majority opinion in significant cases such as United States v. Harris, which addressed the constitutionality of the Ku Klux Klan Act, and Presser v. Illinois, which examined the applicability of the Second Amendment to the states. In both instances, he adopted a restrictive interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. His dissenting opinions were infrequent, and he primarily produced uncontroversial rulings, leading to his relative obscurity in historical accounts.

David Davis (March 9, 1815 – June 26, 1886) was an American political figure and jurist who held the position of U.S. senator from Illinois and served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court. Additionally, he played a pivotal role as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager during the 1860 Republican National Convention, orchestrating Lincoln's successful nomination for the presidency by the party.

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