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Philemon Dickerson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 1841
Philemon Dickerson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Philemon Dickerson (January 11, 1788 – December 10, 1862) was a United States representative from New Jersey, the 12th governor of New Jersey and judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaA.B., 1808
- Read law1813
Career
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
Biography
Philemon Dickerson (January 11, 1788 – December 10, 1862) was a United States representative from New Jersey, the 12th governor of New Jersey and judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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