Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky: A Political Biography

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Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the USA, began his political career as a small-the city Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Danville. He served 12 years within the U.S. House of Representatives, where he achieved acclaim as a tax and fiscal expert. President Roosevelt appointed him to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and later named him to key executive-branch positions. President Truman appointed him Secretary of the Treasury after which Chief Justice. The Vinson court was once embroiled in very important issues affecting racial discrimination and individual rights all the way through the cold war. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky: A Political Biography offers a wealth of insight into one of the crucial significant and very popular political figures to emerge from Kentucky.

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