George Shiras, Jr.

George Shiras, Jr. (January 26, 1832-August 2, 1924), was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed to the Court by President Benjamin Harrison, after 40 years of private legal practice; Shiras had not previously held public office or a judgeship.

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January 26 - 1832 - August 2 - 1924 - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States - President - Benjamin Harrison

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Shiras is often blamed for the need to pass the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (ratified in 1913), which gave Congress the power to impose a federal income tax without apportionment among the states. He is believed to have switched his pivotal vote in Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895), tilting the previously split Court to rule that the Income Tax of 1894 was unconstitutional.

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Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Congress - Income tax - Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.

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