Hugo Black

Hugo Black

Interment LocationVisitedSequence in Graves I Have Visited
Arlington, VAMarch 27, 201742nd Supreme Court Justice visited

Photographed March 27, 2017.
Photographed March 27, 2017.
Photographed March 27, 2017.
Photographed March 27, 2017.

Fast Facts

Born: February 27, 1886 in Harlan, Alabama

Spouses: Josephine Foster Black (m. 1921-1951); Elizabeth S. DeMeritte Black (m. 1957-1971)

Military Rank: Captain — U.S. Army

Political Affiliation: Democratic Party

Senate Tenure: 1927-1937

Supreme Court Tenure: 1937-1971

Nominated to Court by: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Died: September 25, 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland

Cause of Death: Inflammation of the Arteries; Stroke

Age: 85

Interment: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

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