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former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies - David Lockmiller - 05-09-2025 10:46 AM
Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the shy and frugal small-town New Englander who was touted as a conservative but surprised his Republican backers and nearly everyone else by becoming a staunch liberal on the high court, has died, the court said in a statement Friday. He was 85.
According to the LA Times story today, Justice Souter had a small connection to President Abraham Lincoln: "Souter had deep ties to the Republican Party. He carried a gold watch that was a prized possession of a great-great-grandfather who attended the Republican party convention of 1860 that nominated Abraham Lincoln as president."