John Thompson Nixon

Biography of John Thompson Nixon

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Nixon
• First Name: John
• Middle Name: Thompson
• Date of Birth: August , 31 , 1820
• Place of Birth (POB): Fairton , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Date of Death: September , 28 , 1889
• Place of Death (POD): Stockbridge , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Thompson Nixon Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Jersey
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/28/1870
• Seat vacated by: Field , Richard S.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/28/1870
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/28/1870
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/29/1870
• Commission Date: 04/28/1870
• Date of Termination: 09/28/1889
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John Thompson Nixon in the Law School

• Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Law Degree Year: 1841

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Degree: Master of Arts (A.M.)
• Law Degree Year: 1843

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1844

John Thompson Nixon Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Bridgeton, New Jersey, 1845-1859, 1863-1870
• State assemblyman, New Jersey 1848-1850; speaker, 1850
• U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1859-1863

Resources

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