Morrison Remick "Mott" Waite (November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888) was an attorney, judge, and politician from Ohio. He served as the seventh Chief Justice of the United States from 1874 to his death in 1888. During his tenure, the Waite Court took a narrow interpretation of federal authority related to laws and amendments that were passed during the Reconstruction Era to expand the rights of freedmen and protect them from attacks by vigilante groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
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Morrison Remick "Mott" Waite 29 November 1816 Lyme, Connecticut, USA
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23 March 1888 (aged 71) Washington, D.C., USA
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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