Mahlon Dickerson
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Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 – October 5, 1853) was a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the seventh governor of New Jersey, United States Senator from New Jersey, the 10th United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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Mahlon Dickerson | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
In office July 23, 1840 – February 16, 1841 | |
Appointed by | Martin Van Buren |
Preceded by | William Rossell |
Succeeded by | Philemon Dickerson |
10th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
In office July 1, 1834 – June 30, 1838 | |
President | Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren |
Preceded by | Levi Woodbury |
Succeeded by | James Kirke Paulding |
United States Senator from New Jersey | |
In office January 30, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | |
Preceded by | Ephraim Bateman |
Succeeded by | Samuel L. Southard |
In office March 4, 1817 – January 30, 1829 | |
Preceded by | John Condit |
Succeeded by | Theodore Frelinghuysen |
7th Governor of New Jersey | |
In office October 26, 1815 – February 1, 1817 | |
Preceded by | William Kennedy (acting) |
Succeeded by | Isaac Halstead Williamson |
Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
In office July 22, 1808 – January 9, 1809 | |
Governor | Thomas McKean Simon Snyder |
Preceded by | Joseph McKean |
Succeeded by | Walter Franklin |
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Born | Mahlon Dickerson (1770-04-17)April 17, 1770 Hanover Neck, Province of New Jersey, British America |
Died | October 5, 1853(1853-10-05) (aged 83) Succasunna, New Jersey, U.S. |
Resting place | Presbyterian Cemetery Succasunna, New Jersey, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic-Republican Crawford Republican Jacksonian |
Relatives | Philemon Dickerson (brother) |
Education | Princeton University (A.B.) read law |
Profession | Attorney |
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