Philemon Dickerson

Judge Philemon Dickerson

Personal

Birthday:

1/11/1788

Birthplace:

Morris County, NJ

Date of Death:

12/10/1862

Place of Death:

Paterson, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1813-1816
Private practice, Paterson, New Jersey, 1816-1821, 1822-1833, 1837-1839
State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1821-1822
U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1833-1836, 1839-1841
Governor, New Jersey, 1836-1837

Education

Name of School:

University of Pennsylvania

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1808

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1813

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

Martin Van Buren

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

03/02/1841

Termination Date:

12/10/1862

Termination Reason:

Death