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2 unusual facts about David Josiah Brewer


David Josiah Brewer

On March 25, 1884, Brewer was nominated by President Chester A. Arthur to the United States circuit court for the Eighth Circuit, to a seat vacated by George Washington McCrary.

Along with Justice Harlan, Brewer dissented in Giles v. Harris (1903), a case challenging grandfather clauses as applied to voting rolls.


Henry Clay Caldwell

Then on February 27, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison elevated Caldwell to the United States circuit court for the Eighth Circuit, filling a seat vacated by David Josiah Brewer.


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