Word: abiel
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Much of Mr. Justice Holmes is explained by his ancestry?much not only of his age, but his ability. One of his grandfathers, Abiel Holmes, a New England clergyman and historian, lived to be 74. His other grandfather, Charles Jackson, who also served on the Massachusetts Supreme Court, lived to be 80. His father, Oliver Wendell senior, lived to be 85?to be exact, 85 years and 39 days. So Justice Holmes is not yet as old as his father, although he will soon...