John Thompson Nixon

Judge John Thompson Nixon

Personal

Birthday:

8/31/1820

Birthplace:

Fairton, NJ

Date of Death:

9/28/1889

Place of Death:

Stockbridge, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)

Degree Year:

1841

Name of School - Second:

College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)

Degree - Second:

A.M.

Degree Year - Second:

1843

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1844

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

04/28/1870

Termination Date:

09/28/1889

Termination Reason:

Death