Mahlon Dickerson

Mahlon Dickerson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office July 23, 1840 – February 16, 1841
Appointed by	Martin Van Buren
Preceded by	William Rossell
Succeeded by	Philemon Dickerson
10th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office July 1, 1834 – June 30, 1838
President	Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren
Preceded by	Levi Woodbury
Succeeded by	James Kirke Paulding
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office January 30, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Ephraim Bateman
Succeeded by	Samuel L. Southard
In office March 4, 1817 – January 30, 1829
Preceded by	John Condit
Succeeded by	Theodore Frelinghuysen
7th Governor of New Jersey
In office October 26, 1815 – February 1, 1817
Preceded by	William Kennedy (acting)
Succeeded by	Isaac Halstead Williamson
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office July 22, 1808 – January 9, 1809
Governor	Thomas McKean Simon Snyder
Preceded by	Joseph McKean
Succeeded by	Walter Franklin
Personal details
Born	Mahlon Dickerson (1770-04-17)April 17, 1770 Hanover Neck, Province of New Jersey, British America
Died	October 5, 1853(1853-10-05) (aged 83) Succasunna, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place	Presbyterian Cemetery Succasunna, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican Crawford Republican Jacksonian
Relatives	Philemon Dickerson (brother)
Education	Princeton University (A.B.) read law
Profession	Attorney
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Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 – October 5, 1853) was a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the seventh governor of New Jersey, United States Senator from New Jersey, the 10th United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.