Harold Hitz Burton

Harold Hitz Burton

Interment LocationVisitedSequence in Graves I Have Visited
Highland Hills, OHJanuary 10, 201631st Supreme Court Justice visited

Photographed January 10, 2016.
Photographed January 10, 2016.
Photographed January 10, 2016.

Fast Facts

Born: June 22, 1888 in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts

Spouse: Selma Smith Burton (m. 1912-1964)

Military Rank: Captain — U.S. Army

Political Affiliation: Republican Party

Mayoral Tenure: 1936-1940

Senate Tenure: 1941-1945

Supreme Court Tenure: 1945-1958

Nominated to Court by: Harry S. Truman

Died: October 28, 1964 in Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Kidney Failure; Parkinson’s Disease; Pulmonary Ailment

Age: 76

Interment: Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Ohio

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