Famous New Jersey Mason
Mahlon Dickerson
(1770-1853)
Mahlon Dickerson was born in Morris County, New Jersey, on 17 April 1770. He studied law
after graduation from the College of New Jersey in 1789, practicing that profession in Morris
County and later in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dickerson first won political office in 1799, when
he became a member of Philadelphia's common council. He returned to New Jersey in 1810 to
operate his family's iron mine and pursue a political career in that state. Over more than two decades, he served on the state
Surpreme Court, as Governor and as United States Senator. New Jersey Assemblyman 1811-13. Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1813-15. Governor of the State of New Jersey 1815-17. United States Senator 1817-29 & 1829-33. New Jersey Councilman (Senator) 1831-33, Vice President 1833. Secretary of the United States Navy 1834-38. Federal Judge, U.S. District Court 1840-41. Brother of Philemon Dickerson. Lodge: Cincinnati 17, Now #3
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