U.S. Congressman, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice. After graduating from Princeton College in 1808, he studied law in New Haven, Connecticut, was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced to practice law in Savannah, Georgia. During the War of 1812, he served as an officer in the Georgia Hussars, U.S. Army. After the war, he was served as a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives (1815-16) and Mayor of Savannah, (1817-19). He also was judge of the court of common pleas and oyer-terminer of Savannah (1820-22), plus judge of the superior court of Savannah (1822-28). In 1829, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first, Twenty-second, and Twenty-third Congresses, until 1835. After leaving Congress, he was appointed as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1835 and served until his death. During World War II, the liberty ship SS James M. Wayne, was named in his honor.
U.S. Congressman, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice. After graduating from Princeton College in 1808, he studied law in New Haven, Connecticut, was admitted to the bar in 1810 and commenced to practice law in Savannah, Georgia. During the War of 1812, he served as an officer in the Georgia Hussars, U.S. Army. After the war, he was served as a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives (1815-16) and Mayor of Savannah, (1817-19). He also was judge of the court of common pleas and oyer-terminer of Savannah (1820-22), plus judge of the superior court of Savannah (1822-28). In 1829, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first, Twenty-second, and Twenty-third Congresses, until 1835. After leaving Congress, he was appointed as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, in 1835 and served until his death. During World War II, the liberty ship SS James M. Wayne, was named in his honor.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Inscription
In Memory of
James Moore Wayne
for 32 years Associate Justice
of the U.S. Supreme Court
Died in Washington, D.C.
July 5, 1867
Family Members
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Richard Wayne
1743–1809
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Mary Johnson Campbell Wayne
1794–1889
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Elizabeth Clifford Wayne Anderson
1774–1818
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Mary Wayne Stites
1779–1809
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Henry Constantine Wayne
1815–1883
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Mary Campbell Wayne Cuyler
1818–1885
Flowers
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