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Also Known As William Rufus Day
Born April 17, 1849 • Ohio
Died July 9, 1923 (aged 74) • Mackinac Island • Michigan
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1903-1922), United States • supreme court (1903-1922), United States

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