Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.  (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935)  

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. about 1872, aged 31

                                                                                                         



Lawyer and State Judge
                                    
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., the son of writer, educator and doctor Oliver Wendell Holmes SR., was born on March 8, 1841, in Boston, Massachusetts. Holmes Jr. fought on the Union side in the American Civil War for three years. In 1864, he began attending Harvard Law School, and later taught as a professor. 

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​In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed Holmes to the U.S. Supreme Court. Holmes retired in 1931, at the age of 91. He died on March 6, 1935, in Washington, D.C.

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​1978 postage stamp issued by the U.S. Post Office to commemorate Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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