Horace Gray lived from March 24, 1828 to September 15, 1902 and was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increased the powers of Congress. He was a staunch supporter of the authority of precedent throughout his career and wrote landmark opinions in cases such as Elk v. Wilkins and United States v. Wong Kim Ark.
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