Charles Elmore Cropley

Charles Elmore Cropley (1894–1952) served as Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States for a quarter of a century, from 1927 until his death in 1952.^[1] He began his work for the court as a page, and, with the exception of two years, worked for it his whole life.^[1] Beginning his tenure as clerk when he thirty-three years old, Cropley was the youngest clerk in Supreme Court history.^[2] The Clerk of the Court routinely secured Bibles for use in presidential inaugurations and also typically held the Bible while the Chief Justice swore the oath to the President-elect. Cropley dropped FDR's family Dutch Bible after FDR took his oath upon it in 1941.^[3] He married Roma Virginia Wornal.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} McGurn, Barrett. "The Court's Officers". Society Publications. Supreme Court Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20070713134552/http://www.supremecourthistory.org/04_library/subs_volumes/04_c15_k.html. Retrieved 2007-04-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Milestones". Time. Time Inc.. 1928-02-20. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,731643,00.html. Retrieved 2007-04-24. 
3. ^ Life magazine

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Name	Cropley, Charles Elmore
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Date of birth	1894
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Date of death	1952
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