OVERVIEW:

BORN:
January 7, 1786,
Pennsylvania

DIED:
May 30, 1865 (age 79)
Nashville, Tennessee

HIGHLIGHTS:
1812:
Served in military under Andrew Jackson
1815-1818:
Practiced Law in Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee
Prosecutor, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee 
1818-1824:
Practiced Law in Nashville, Tennessee 
1824-1834:
Judge, Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals
1831-1834:
Chief Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals
1834-1837:
Practiced Law in Nashville, Tennessee 
1837-1865
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

SOURCES:

Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Congressional Quarterly
Tennessee Encyclopedia
Tennessee State Library & Archives
Tennessee Bar Association
Wikipedia

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