U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1894 / Served to 1921
Edward Douglass White
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Grover Cleveland in 1894 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Douglass White was a Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 19, 1894
- Appointed by
- Grover Cleveland, 1894
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Samuel M. Blatchford
- Succeeded by
- William Howard Taft
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Supreme Court · succeeded Samuel M. Blatchford | Cleveland (D) | voice |
| 1910 | Supreme Court · succeeded Melville Weston Fuller | Taft (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t available for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many earlier justices were confirmed by voice vote.
Education
| Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) | ||
| Read law | 1868 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
27 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).