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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Born: 8-Mar-1841
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Died: 6-Mar-1935
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
Occupation: Judge

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Supreme Court Justice, 1902-32

Military service: Union Army (wounded three times)

Father: Oliver Wendell Holmes (author)
Mother: Amelia Lee Jackson
Wife: Fannie Bowdell Dixwell Holmes (b. Dec-1840, m. 17-Jun-1872, d. 30-Apr-1929)
Slept with: Henry James (when HJ was 22)
Mistress: Emily Ursula Clare St. Leger, Lady Castletown (speculative)

    Law School: LLB, Harvard Law School (1866)
    Professor: Harvard Law School

    US Supreme Court Justice (1902-32)
    Massachusetts State Supreme Court
    Massachusetts Bar Association 1867
    Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn Honorary Member
    Porcellian Club
    Shot: Battle Ball's Bluff (Oct-1861)
    Shot: Battle Antietam (Sep-1862)
    Shot: Battle Fredericksburg (May-1863)


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