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John Thompson Nixon
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 1870
John Thompson Nixon , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. John Thompson Nixon (August 31, 1820 – September 28, 1889) was a United States representative from New Jersey and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Nixon was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on April 28, 1870, to a seat vacated by Richard S. Field.
Education
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)1841
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)A.M., 1843
- Read law1844
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
Biography
John Thompson Nixon (August 31, 1820 – September 28, 1889) was a United States representative from New Jersey and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Nixon was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on April 28, 1870, to a seat vacated by Richard S. Field.
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