Philip Fraser
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Philip Fraser was a United States federal judge
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Born in Montrose, Pennsylvania
, Fraser was an attorney in private practice, Jacksonville, Florida
, and was mayor of Jacksonville from 1855 to 1856.
On June 14, 1862, Fraser was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
vacated by McQueen McIntosh
. Fraser was confirmed by the United States Senate
on July 17, 1862, and received his commission the same day. Fraser served in that capacity until his death, in 1876, in Jacksonville, Florida
.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Montrose, Pennsylvania
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Montrose is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, north by west of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Montrose was laid out in 1812 and incorporated as a borough on March 19, 1824. Its name is a combination of "mont", the French word for “mountain” and Rose, for Dr. L R. Rose, a...
, Fraser was an attorney in private practice, Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, and was mayor of Jacksonville from 1855 to 1856.
On June 14, 1862, Fraser was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida is the federal United States district court with jurisdiction over the northern part of the state of Florida....
vacated by McQueen McIntosh
McQueen McIntosh
McQueen McIntosh was a United States federal judge.McIntosh was a Florida planter who read law to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Jacksonville, Florida from 1850 to 1856....
. Fraser was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on July 17, 1862, and received his commission the same day. Fraser served in that capacity until his death, in 1876, in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
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