John Bayard McPherson

Personal

Birthday: 
11/5/1846
Birthplace: 
Harrisburg, PA
Date of Death: 
1/20/1919
Place of Death: 
Philadelphia, PA
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1870-
District attorney, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1874-1877
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County [Pennsylvania], 1882-1899
Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, 1890-

Education

Name of School: 
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1866
Name of School - Second: 
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
Degree - Second: 
A.M.
Degree Year - Second: 
1869
Name of School - Third: 
Read law
Degree Year - Third: 
1870

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Court Name: 

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating: 
William McKinley
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
03/02/1899
Termination Date: 
4/8/1912
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
4/3/1912
Termination Date - Second: 
1/20/1919
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death