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Charles Elmore Cropley

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Charles Elmore Cropley
Born1894
Died1952 (aged 57–58)
OccupationClerk of the Supreme Court of the United States

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. He began his work for the court as a page, and, with the exception of two years, worked for it his whole life. Beginning his tenure as clerk when he was thirty-three years old, Cropley was the youngest clerk in Supreme Court history. 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. He married Roma Virginia Wornal.

References

  1. ^ McGurn, Barrett. "The Court's Officers". Society Publications. Supreme Court Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  2. ^ "Milestones". Time. Time Inc. 1928-02-20. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  3. Life magazine


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