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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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John Catron (born 1786?, Wythe County, Va.?, U.S.—died May 30, 1865, Nashville, Tenn.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1837–65). After moving from Kentucky to Tennessee in 1812 and serving under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 , Catron studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1815.
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John Catron was a pro-slavery, anti-secession judge who served on the Supreme Court from 1837 to 1865. He was appointed by Andrew Jackson, lost his seat in Tennessee after supporting Van Buren, and died after the Civil War.
Oct 8, 2017 · 2 minutes to read. John Catron served as first chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and later as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was probably born in Virginia in the mid-1780s and received a meager education in the common schools of Virginia and Kentucky.
Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Catron, John. views 3,366,989 updated. CATRON, JOHN. John Catron served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1836 to 1865. During his career on the Court, Catron was a staunch defender of states' rights and the institution of slavery.
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CATRON, JOHN (c.1786–1865) President andrew jackson appointed John Catron, his fellow Tennessean and political disciple, to the Supreme Court in 1837. A man who reflected Jackson's own views, Catron had been chief justice of Tennessee. While on the state bench, Catron had undoubtedly endeared himself to Jackson by opposing the bank of the ...
Justice John Catron joined the U.S. Supreme Court on May 1, 1837, filling a new seat that had been created by Congress with the Eighth and Ninth Circuit Acts. Catron is usually believed to have been born in 1786 in Pennsylvania or possibly Virginia.
