Typed and inscribed letter from Harold Burton, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court

1945. framed. very good(+). Typed and inscribed thank you letter from Harold Burton, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court on official letterhead, framed next to a portrait photograph. The letter is signed and inscribed, "Harold Burton with kid regards and best wishes".

Harold Hitz Burton was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. Senator from Ohio, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Owen J. Roberts announced his resignation from the Supreme Court on June 30, 1945, effective July 31, 1945. President Truman decided, as a bipartisan gesture, (truncated) to appoint a Republican to replace him. He selected Burton as someone whom he knew and respected. Burton's nomination was presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 18, and the Senate unanimously approved it the next day. Burton resigned from the Senate on September 30, 1945, and was sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court on October 1. (Inventory #: 328503)