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