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Judge John Catron (1786-1865).

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  • Record No:30103
  • Accession No:THS 457
  • Subject/Title:Judge John Catron (1786-1865).
  • Artist:Harding
  • Date Created:ca. 1840s
  • Owner/Location:TN State Library and Archives 403 7th Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37243-0312 Web Contact: Preservation - State Library
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  • Materials/Media:Photographic print
  • Notes:Served under General Andrew Jackson in the Alabama campaigns against the Creek Indians. Elected to Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals, 1821. Chief Justice, 1831. Appointed by Jackson to US Supreme Court, 1837. Wrote opinion in Dred Scott case.
  • Categories:Portrait paintings; Men; Lawyers; Government;