Fred M. Vinson
| Fred M. Vinson | |
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| 13th Chief Justice of the United States | |
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In office June 21, 1946 – September 8, 1953 |
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| Nominated by | Harry Truman |
| Preceded by | Harlan Stone |
| Succeeded by | Earl Warren |
| 53rd United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office July 23, 1945 – June 23, 1946 |
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| President | Harry Truman |
| Preceded by | Henry Morgenthau |
| Succeeded by | John Snyder |
| 2nd Director of the Office of Economic Stabilization | |
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In office May 28, 1943 – July 23, 1945 |
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| President | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | James Byrnes |
| Succeeded by | William Davis |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
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In office December 15, 1937 – May 28, 1943 |
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| Nominated by | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Charles Robb |
| Succeeded by | Wilbur Miller |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1933 – May 27, 1938 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | Joe Bates |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | Elva Kendall |
| Succeeded by | John Brown |
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In office January 24, 1924 – March 3, 1929 |
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| Preceded by | William Fields |
| Succeeded by | Elva Kendall |
| Personal details | |
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Frederick Moore Vinson January 22, 1890 Louisa, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died |
September 8, 1953 (aged 63) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Roberta Dixon |
| Children | Frederick Moore James |
| Alma mater | Centre College |
| Religion | Methodism |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1918 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Frederick "Fred" Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953) was an American politician who served the United States in all three branches of government and was the most prominent member of the Vinson political family. In the legislative branch, he was an elected member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisa, Kentucky, for twelve years. In the executive branch, he was Secretary of the Treasury under President Harry S. Truman. In the judicial branch, President Truman appointed Vinson the 13th Chief Justice of the United States in 1946. To date, he is the last candidate nominated by a president from the Democratic Party to be confirmed as Chief Justice (Lyndon Johnson nominated Abe Fortas as Chief Justice in 1968, but Fortas later withdrew his name from consideration).
Frederick Moore Vinson, known universally as "Fred", was born in the newly built, eight-room, red brick house in front of the Lawrence County jail in Louisa, Kentucky, where his father served as the Lawrence County Jailer. As a child he would help his father in the jail and even made friends with prisoners who would remember his kindness when he later ran for public office. Vinson worked odd jobs while in school. He graduated from Kentucky Normal School in 1908 and enrolled at Centre College, where he graduated at the top of his class. While at Centre, he was a member of the Kentucky Alpha Delta chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He became a lawyer in Louisa, a small town of 2,500 residents. He first ran for and was elected to office as the City Attorney of Louisa.
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