Edward Douglass White

Edward Douglass White (November 3, 1845 – May 19, 1921), American politician and jurist, was a United States Senator, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and the ninth Chief Justice of the United States. He was best known for formulating the rule of reason standard of anti-trust law. Along with fellow Democrat Hugo Black, he is one of two Supreme Court justices known to have been members of the Ku Klux Klan.{{ref|klan}}

References

• "Chief Justice White is dead at age 75 after an operation." New York Times, May 19, 1921.

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