Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1916-01-07 | Page 2 | Death Summons Lamar

DEATH SUMMONS LAMAR associate justice of supreme court succumbs after long illness washington joseph rucker hucker lamar associate justice of the supreme court of the united states died dle dahis at his home here sunday after an illness of several months ile he was 15 68 years old and had been on the supreme bench five years the immediate cause of death was gradual heart failure hastened by inflammation fl flam mation of one ot of the lungs which had threatened to develop into pneumonia associate justice joseph rucker lamar had the distinction of being one of the few members of the court appointed by a president of opposite political faith president Taft appointed bhim alm ilm in 1910 wibb only two precedents for such action those of justice jackson and Lurton justice lamar was born in luckers ruckers ville elbert county ga october 14 1867 lie ho atten attended aed the university of georgia and later bethany college where lie he was graduated in 1877 lie ile attended the law school at washington and lee university and was admitted to the bar at augusta ga in ile he lived at augusta until appointed to the supreme court bench in the practice of the law lie he largely represented railroads and other bi big 9 corporations and yet in the day of antipathy to corporation lawyers III his integrity was so highly regarded that the senate without delay confirmed conn nned his nomination