Mahlon Dickerson
| Mahlon Dickerson | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
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In office July 23, 1840 – February 16, 1841 |
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| Appointed by | Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by | William Rossell |
| Succeeded by | Philemon Dickerson |
| 10th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
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In office July 1, 1834 – June 30, 1838 |
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| President |
Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by | Levi Woodbury |
| Succeeded by | James K. Paulding |
| 7th Governor of New Jersey | |
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In office October 26, 1815 – February 1, 1817 |
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| Preceded by |
William Kennedy as Acting Governor |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Halstead Williamson |
| United States Senator from New Jersey (Class 2) | |
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In office March 4, 1817 – January 30, 1829 |
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| Preceded by | John Condit |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Frelinghuysen |
| United States Senator from New Jersey (Class 1) | |
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In office January 30, 1829 – March 4, 1833 |
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| Preceded by | Ephraim Bateman |
| Succeeded by | Samuel L. Southard |
| Pennsylvania Attorney General | |
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In office July 22, 1808 – January 9, 1809 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph B. McKean |
| Succeeded by | Walter Franklin |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
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In office 1811 |
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| Personal details | |
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April 17, 1770 Hanover Township, New Jersey |
| Died | October 5, 1853 (aged 83) Succasunna, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican, Democrat |
| Alma mater | College of New Jersey |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | New Jersey Detached Militia |
| Rank | Private |
| Battles/wars | Whiskey Rebellion |
Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 – October 5, 1853) was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy - under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren. He was the elder brother of New Jersey Governor Philemon Dickerson.
Born in Hanover Township, New Jersey, he was educated by private tutors and graduated with an A.B. from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1789. He then studied the law to be admitted to the bar in 1793.
During the Whiskey Rebellion, he served as a private in the Second Regiment Cavalry, New Jersey Detached Militia.
After his militia service, he settled in Philadelphia, and began practicing in Pennsylvania courts in 1797. He served as a Judge of the Mayor's Court, and as a member of the Philadelphia Common Council in 1799. He was named state commissioner of bankruptcy in 1802, served as adjutant general of Pennsylvania from 1805 to 1808, attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1808 to 1809, and as Philadelphia city recorder from 1808 to 1810.
He returned to New Jersey, settling in Morris County in 1810. Elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1811, he served one term. He was law reporter for the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1813 to 1814, and a justice of the same from 1813 to 1815. He was elected Governor of New Jersey in 1815 and served until 1817, having been elected as a Democratic-Republican to the United States Senate in 1816.
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