Mahlon Dickerson

Biography of Mahlon Dickerson

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Dickerson
• First Name: Mahlon
• Date of Birth: April , 17 , 1770
• Place of Birth (POB): Hanover Neck , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Date of Death: October , 5 , 1853
• Place of Death (POD): Succasunna , New Jersey (US-NJ, NJ, 34, N.J.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Mahlon Dickerson Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Jersey
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Martin Van Buren ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/14/1840
• Seat vacated by: Rossell , William
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/15/1840
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/20/1840
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/21/1840
• Commission Date: 07/23/1840
• Date of Termination: 02/16/1841
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Mahlon Dickerson in the Law School

• Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1789

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1793

Mahlon Dickerson Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 1793-1794, 1794-1796
• New Jersey Detached Militia private, Second Regiment of Cavalry, 1794
• Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1797-1810
• Miner/iron manufacturer, Morris County, New Jersey, 1810-1853
• Judge, Mayor's Court
• Member, Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Common Council, 1799
• Commissioner of bankruptcy, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1802
• Adjutant-general for Pennsylvania, 1805-1808
• City recorder, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1808-1810
• State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1811-1813
• Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1813-1815
• Reporter, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1813-1814
• Governor, New Jersey, 1815-1817
• U.S. senator from New Jersey, 1817-1833
• Vice-president, New Jersey State Council, 1833
• Secretary of the U.S. Navy, 1834-1838

Resources

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