Harlan Fiske Stone was an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1925 to 1941 and then as the 12th chief justice of the United States from 1941 until his death in 1946. He also served as the U.S. Attorney General from 1924 to 1925 under President Calvin Coolidge, with whom he had attended Amherst College as a young man. His most famous dictum was that "Courts are not the only agency of government that must be assumed to have capacity to govern."
Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1946)
On October 11, in the year 1872, Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1946). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of October 11, one of 415 recorded events on this date across all of history.
1 notable person is associated with this event, including Harlan F. Stone. Learn more below.
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- This event took place on October 11, 1872 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
- 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 30 August 2026.
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