<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> William Rehnquist </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 16th Chief Justice of the United States </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office September 25 , 1986 -- September 3 , 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominated by </Th> <Td> Ronald Reagan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Warren E. Burger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> John Roberts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office December 15 , 1971 -- September 26 , 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominated by </Th> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> John Harlan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Antonin Scalia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office January 29 , 1969 -- December 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Frank Wozencraft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Ralph Erickson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> William Hubbs Rehnquist ( 1924 - 10 - 01 ) October 1 , 1924 Milwaukee , Wisconsin , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> September 3 , 2005 ( 2005 - 09 - 03 ) ( aged 80 ) Arlington , Virginia , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Nan Cornell ( m . 1953 ; d . 1991 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Education </Th> <Td> Stanford University ( BA , MA , LLB ) Harvard University ( MA ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Military service </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allegiance </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service / branch </Th> <Td> United States Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of service </Th> <Td> 1943 -- 1946 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> World War II </Td> </Tr> </Table>
in the fall of 2005 this chief justice of the supreme court died in office
William Rehnquist