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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