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John B. Rector

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · 1892

John B. Rector , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. John B. Rector (November 24, 1837 – April 9, 1898) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Education

  • Yale College1859
  • Read law1860

Career

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-

Biography

John B. Rector (November 24, 1837 – April 9, 1898) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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