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Frederick Moore Vinson

Fred M. Vinson
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13th Chief Justice of the United States
In office
June 21, 1946 – September 8, 1953
Nominated by Harry Truman
Preceded by Harlan Stone
Succeeded by Earl Warren
53rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office
July 23, 1945 – June 23, 1946
President Harry Truman
Preceded by Henry Morgenthau
Succeeded by John Snyder
Director of the Office of Economic Stabilization
In office
May 28, 1943 – July 23, 1945
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
In office
December 15, 1937 – May 28, 1943
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
In office
March 4, 1933 – May 27, 1938
Preceded by Ralph Gilbert
Succeeded by Joe Bates
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by Elva Kendall
Succeeded by John Brown
In office
January 24, 1924 – March 3, 1929
Preceded by William Fields
Succeeded by Elva Kendall
Personal details
Born Frederick Moore Vinson
(1890-01-22)January 22, 1890
Louisa, Kentucky, U.S.
Died September 8, 1953(1953-09-08) (aged 63)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Julia Roberta Dixon
Children 2
Education Centre College (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
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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