Born:26-Feb-1844
Birthplace:Newport, KY
Died:12-Jul-1914
Location of death:Atlantic City, NJ
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TN
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation:Judge
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Supreme Court Justice, 1910-14 Military service: Confederate Army (Sgt. Maj., twice POW, escaped once) Father: Lycurgus L. Lurton (physician)
Mother: Sarah Ann Harmon
Wife: Mary Frances Owen (m. 1867)
University: Douglas University
Law School:LLB, Cumberland School of Law (1867)
Professor:Constitutional Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law (1899-1910)
Administrator:Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Law (1905-1910)
US Supreme Court Justice (3-Jan-1910 to 12-Jul-1914, his death)
US Appeals Court Judge, 6th Circuit (1893-1909)
Tennessee State Supreme Court (1886-93)
Tennessee State Official Judge, 6th Tennessee Chancery Court (1875-78)
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Tennessee Bar Association 1867
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