John Thompson Nixon

1820–1889 · Fairton, NJ

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyJudgeUlysses Grant (Republican)Apr 28, 1870Death, Sep 28, 1889

Education

  • College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1841
  • College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), A.M., 1843
  • Read law, 1844

Professional Career

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

Opinions on This Site

1 opinion from 1878 to 1878

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