Charles Elmore Cropley | |
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Born | 1894 |
Died | 1952 (aged 57–58) |
Occupation | Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States |
Charles Elmore Cropley (1894–1952) served as Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States for a quarter of a century, from 1927 until his death in 1952. [1] He began his work for the court as a page, and, with the exception of two years, worked for it his whole life. [1] Beginning his tenure as clerk when he was thirty-three years old, Cropley was the youngest clerk in Supreme Court history. [2] The Clerk of the Court routinely secured Bibles for use in presidential inaugurations and also typically held the Bible while the Chief Justice swore the oath to the President-elect. Cropley dropped FDR's family Dutch Bible after FDR took his oath upon it in 1941. [3] He married Roma Virginia Wornal. [2]
Charles Elmore Cropley | |
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Born | 1894 |
Died | 1952 (aged 57–58) |
Occupation | Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States |
Charles Elmore Cropley (1894–1952) served as Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States for a quarter of a century, from 1927 until his death in 1952. [1] He began his work for the court as a page, and, with the exception of two years, worked for it his whole life. [1] Beginning his tenure as clerk when he was thirty-three years old, Cropley was the youngest clerk in Supreme Court history. [2] The Clerk of the Court routinely secured Bibles for use in presidential inaugurations and also typically held the Bible while the Chief Justice swore the oath to the President-elect. Cropley dropped FDR's family Dutch Bible after FDR took his oath upon it in 1941. [3] He married Roma Virginia Wornal. [2]