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John Catron

United States Supreme Court Justices

John Catron lived from January 7, 1786 to May 30, 1865 and was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1837 to 1865, during the Taney Court.

Facts
Role
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1837 to 1865 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
United States 1
Born
1786 1
Birth Date
1786-01-07 1
Birthplace
Pennsylvania, U.S. 1
Died
1865 1
Death Date
1865-05-30 1
Place of Death
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. 1
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Associate Justice 1
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John Catron (January 7, 1786 – May 30, 1865) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1837 to 1865, during the Taney Court.
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1. John Catron (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date field
    January 7, 1786
  • Infobox, death_date field
    May 30, 1865
  • Infobox, birth_place field
    Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Infobox, death_place field
    Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
  • Infobox, office field
    Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • Lead sentence, service clause
    served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1837 to 1865, during the Taney Court
  • Member Of: United States Supreme Court, Introduction
    John Catron (January 7, 1786 - May 30, 1865) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1837 to 1865, during the Taney Court.
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2. John Catron (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFull article, gender
Quote, Full article, gender
Little is known of Catron's early life, other than that all of his grandparents emigrated from Germany to Virginia, as part of the extensive emigration of Swiss and Germans from Hesse and the Palatinate due to wars, and economic and religious insecurity in the area.
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Wikidata: John Catron
  • Wikidata Q1699569 self-citation (QID resolved for a previously unsourced jurist)
    P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (John Catron)
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, John Catron (January 7, 1786, May 30, 1865) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Co
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