Justice Joseph Story
(Sep 18, 1779 – Sep 10, 1845)
Occupation: Attorney, US Supreme Court Justice, Congressman.
Education: Marblehead Academy until 1794; Harvard 1795-1798; He read law in Marblehead under Samuel Sewall, then a congressman and later chief justice of Massachusetts and then under Samuel Putnam in Salem.
Interred: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lodge affiliation: Philanthropic Lodge in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Justice Story was an American lawyer and jurist.  He was elected to Represent Massachusetts’ 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives to fill the void caused by the death of Congressman Jacob Crowninshield and served from 1808 to 1809. He was then appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1811 to 1845. He is most remembered for his opinions in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and The Amistad case, and especially for his magisterial Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, first published in 1833. Dominating the field in the 19th century, this work is a cornerstone of early American jurisprudence. It is the second comprehensive treatise on the provisions of the U.S. Constitution and remains a critical source of historical information about the forming of the American republic and the early struggles to define its law. Historians agree that Justice Joseph Story reshaped American law - as much or more than Marshall or anyone else - in a conservative direction that protected property rights.

In 1829 he became Dane Professor of Law at Harvard. Thereafter he led a dual career as jurist and professor. He also served as president of the Massachusetts branch of the National Bank.