Day, William Rufus. Jurist. Born in Ravenna, OH, April 17, 1849. Graduate of University of Michigan, 1870; studied in law department of same. Admitted to bar in 1872; established in practice at Canton, Ohio. Judge, court of common pleas, 1886-90. Elected as nominee of both political parties. Appointed judge, United States District Court, in 1889, northern district of Ohio, but because of failing health, resigned before taking office. Appointed assistant secretary of state, March, 1897. Succeeded John Sherman as secretary of state, April 26, 1898, but in September, 1898, was succeeded by John Hay. Became chairman United States peace commissioners at Paris at close of war with Spain. Judge United States Circuit Court, sixth circuit, 1899-1903. Associate justice United States Supreme Court, 1903-22. Died in 1923.

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