Henry Billings Brown

January 9, 2024
Supreme Court Justice

Quick Facts

Henry Billings Brown
Full Name Henry Billings Brown
Occupation Supreme Court Justice
Date Of Birth Mar 2, 1836(1836-03-02)
Age 188
Date Of Death 1913-09-04
Birthplace Lee
Country United States
Birth City Massachusetts
Horoscope Pisces

Henry Billings Brown Biography

Name Henry Billings Brown
Birthday Mar 2
Birth Year 1836
Place Of Birth Lee
Home Town Massachusetts
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Pisces

Henry Billings Brown is one of the most popular and richest Supreme Court Justice who was born on March 2, 1836 in Lee, Massachusetts, United States. From 1890 to 1906, served as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

He was appointed to the Supreme Court by President He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Benjamin Harrison..

In 1864, he married Caroline Pitts.

Henry Billings Brown Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Supreme Court Justice
House Living in own house.

Henry Billings Brown is one of the richest Supreme Court Justice from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henry Billings Brown 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yale College gave him his degree in 1856.

He is best remembered for his 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, in which he ruled that racial segregation within public facilities was constitutionally protected under the “separate and equal” doctrine.

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Henry Ranked on the list of most popular Supreme Court Justice. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Henry Billings Brown celebrates birthday on March 2 of every year.

Why was Henry Billings Brown important?

His most important decision was Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which established the legality of segregation so long as facilities were kept “separate but equal.” This standard dominated civil rights cases until 1954, when it was overruled by the court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

What did Henry Billings Brown believe in?

Justice Brown’s decision is best summarized by its famous result, the “ separate but equal ” doctrine. Justice Brown, joined by 6 other justices, argued that laws requiring the segregation of the races were constitutional as long as the separate institutions and provisions were equal.

Who appointed Justice Henry Billings Brown?

Benjamin Harrison

What was Justice Henry Brown's opinion?

In his opinion, Brown argued that the recognition of racial difference did not necessarily violate constitutional principle. As long as equal facilities and services were available to all citizens, the ”commingling of the two races” need not be enforced.

Who was Henry Brown in Plessy vs Ferguson?

In 1896, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Plessy v. Ferguson. Justice Henry Brown of Michigan delivered the majority opinion, which sustained the constitutionality of Louisiana’s Jim Crow law.

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