John Catron
Born: January 7, 1786
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Father: Peter Catron 1754 – 1840
(Buried: Catron Cemetery, Sunnybrook, Kentucky)
Mother: Maria Elisabetha Houck 1762 – 1791
(Buried: Catron Cemetery, Sunnybrook, Kentucky)
Wife: Matilda Fountain Childress 1802 – 1872
Political Party: Democrat Party
Occupation before War:
Served in the War of 1812 under General Andrew Jackson
1815 – 1818: Attorney in Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee
1818 – 1824: Attorney in Nashville, Tennessee
1824 – 1831: Judge of Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals
1831 – 1834: Chief Justice of Tennessee Supreme Court
1834 – 1837: Attorney in Nashville, Tennessee
1837 – 1865: Associate Justice of United States Supreme Court
Supporter of President Andrew Jackson’s Ideas on Government
Outspoken Critic of the National Bank
Advocate for federal power over corporate power
1839: Agreed with majority in the case of Bank of Augusta vs. Earle
1854: Supporter of anti – corporate in case of Piqua Bank vs. Knoop
1857: Supporter of Slavery in the Dredd Scott Case
Civil War Career:
1861: Opposed Secession of the Southern States
Left his home temporarily in Nashville and lived in Louisville, Kentucky
1861 – 1865: Believed in Punishing the Confederates for treason
1861 – 1865: Strong Advocate for the Union during the Civil War
1863: His stance of punishment known in U.S. vs. Republican Banner
Died: May 30, 1865
Place of Death: Nashville, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 79 years old
Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
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