John B. Rector

Judge John B. Rector

Personal

Birthday:

11/24/1837

Birthplace:

Jackson County, AL

Date of Death:

4/9/1898

Place of Death:

Dallas, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Bastrop, Texas, 1860- , 1867-1871
Eighth Texas Cavalry (Terry`s Texas Rangers) soldier, 1861-
District attorney, Travis County, Texas, 1866-1867
Judge, Texas District Court, Thirty-First Judicial District, 1871-1876
Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1876-

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Degree Year:

1859

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1860

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Benjamin Harrison

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

03/28/1892

Termination Date:

04/09/1898

Termination Reason:

Death