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John Thompson Nixon
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
John Thompson Nixon served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Apr 29, 1870.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Apr 29, 1870
- Born
- 1820
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyUlysses Grant · Apr 29, 1870 – Sep 28, 1889
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
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