Oliver Wendell Holmes Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was born on March 8, 1841 in Boston, Massachusetts, and was named for his famous father, the writer and physician. Since he had much intellect, humor, and ability to express himself helped Holmes direct American thought as a member of the United States Supreme Court for over 30 years. At the end of his service in the American Civil War Holmes entered Harvard Law School. Early in his career he became …showed first 75 words of 551 total…

…showed last 75 words of 551 total…few years before it actually happened. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. lived a very interesting life, and had to follow in his fathers footsteps who was a physician and a poet/author. He never thought he could fill his fathers shoes, but he ended up overfilling them within his lifetime. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was a good man and lived a fulfilling life, anyone could say that he was one of our countries most important men.