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Justice James Clark McReynolds, born here, 1862. His home through life. Law practice in Nashville and New York. Asst. U.S. Atty. General, 1903-07. Later, as U.S. Attorney General, 1913-14, known for enforcement of Sherman Anti-Trust Law. For 27 years a distinguished Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1914-41; an opponent of New Deal measures. Died in Washington, D.C., 1946.