Mahlon Dickerson

Mahlon Dickerson

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

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Education

Bachelor's

College of New Jersey, 1789

Law

Read law, 1793

Personal

Birthplace

New Jersey

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Mahlon Dickerson (1770-1853) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

He was nominated by President Martin Van Buren on July 14, 1840. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 21, 1840, and received commission on July 23, 1840. He resigned on February 16, 1841. Dickerson was succeeded by his brother, Philemon Dickerson.

Early life and education

• College of New Jersey, A.B., 1789
• Read law, 1793

Professional career

• Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 1793-1794, 1794-1796
• Private, Second Regiment of Cavalry, New Jersey detached militia, 1794
• Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1797-1810
• Miner & Iron Manufacturer, Morris County, New Jersey, 1810-1853
• Judge of the Mayor's Court
• Member, Philadelphia Common Council, Pennsylvania, 1799
• State commissioner of bankruptcy, Pennsylvania, 1802
• Adjutant-general for Pennsylvania, 1805-1808
• Philadelphia city recorder, 1808-1810
• Member, New Jersey General Assembly, 1811-1813
• Justice, New Jersey State Supreme Court, 1813-1815
• Reporter, New Jersey State Supreme Court, 1813-1814
• State Governor, New Jersey, 1815-1817
• U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1817-1833
• Vice-president, New Jersey State Council, 1833
• U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1834-1838

Judicial career

District of New Jersey

Dickerson was nominated by President Martin Van Buren on July 14, 1840. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 21, 1840, and received commission on July 23, 1840. He resigned on February 16, 1841. Dickerson was succeeded by his brother, Philemon Dickerson.

External links

• Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Judge Dickerson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: William Rossell	District of New Jersey 1840–1841 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Philemon Dickerson