Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that in 1878, US Supreme Court Justice Ward Hunt suffered a stroke which ...

TIL that in 1878, US Supreme Court Justice Ward Hunt suffered a stroke which thereafter left him unable to either attend court sessions or to render opinions. Yet he refused to resign for another 4 years, his sole reason being to stay long enough to claim his pension.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Hunt
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