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Catron, John (c. 1786-1865)

Supreme Court justice. He was nominated to the US Supreme Court (1837-65) by President Jackson when the Court was enlarged from seven judges to nine. Known as a ‘Jacksonian jurist’, he argued vehemently for states rights.

He was probably born in Wythe County, Virginia. He was elected to an early Tennessee court from 1824-34.



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