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Willis Van Devanter (April 17, 1859 – February 8, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1911 to 1937. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Four Horsemen, the conservative bloc that dominated the Supreme Court during much of the 1930s.
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| Willis Van Devanter | Born | (1859-04-17)April 17, 1859 Marion, Indiana, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Children | 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Died | February 8, 1941(1941-02-08) (aged 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Education | University of Cincinnati (LLB) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Nominated by | William Howard Taft | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Nominated by | Theodore Roosevelt | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Party | Republican | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Preceded by | Edward Douglass White | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Preceded by | Seat established | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Spouse | Delice Burhans | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Succeeded by | Hugo Black | 1.00 | infobox |
| Willis Van Devanter | Succeeded by | Walter Smith | 1.00 | infobox |
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