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John Catron

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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
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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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His support of Andrew Jackson got him nominated for one of the two new seats on the Supreme Court, on Jackson's last day in office-March 3, 1837. He was confirmed 5 days later.
 
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