John Catron

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John Catron was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in the mid-19th century, known for his pro-slavery views and participation in landmark cases such as Dred Scott v. Sandford.

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instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
person
appointedBy Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED
birthDate 1786-01-07
birthPlace Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Wythe County, Virginia (then part of Virginia, later Tennessee region) NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
country United States of America
deathDate 1865-05-30
deathPlace Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
educatedAt self-taught in law
ethnicGroup European American
gender male
ideology pro-slavery
knownFor concurring opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford
support for the expansion of slavery into U.S. territories
language English
legalPhilosophy pro-slavery constitutional interpretation
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
militaryRank soldier
nominatedAsJusticeIn 1837
notableCase Dred Scott v. Sandford NERFINISHED
Luther v. Borden NERFINISHED
United States v. Rogers NERFINISHED
notableWork Dred Scott v. Sandford NERFINISHED
occupation judge
lawyer
participatedIn Dred Scott v. Sandford NERFINISHED
partOf Taney Court NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Jacksonian Democrat NERFINISHED
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
practicedLawIn Tennessee NERFINISHED
priorPosition chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals
justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals
religion Methodist
residence Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
servedIn War of 1812 NERFINISHED
servedUnderChiefJustice Roger B. Taney NERFINISHED
supported slavery
states’ rights
termEnd 1865
termStart 1837

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