Philip Fraser

Philip Fraser (January 27, 1814 – July 26, 1876) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Philip Fraser
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office
July 17, 1862  July 26, 1876
Appointed byAbraham Lincoln
Preceded byMcQueen McIntosh
Succeeded byThomas Settle
Personal details
Born
Philip Fraser

(1814-01-27)January 27, 1814
Montrose, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 26, 1876(1876-07-26) (aged 62)
Montrose, Pennsylvania

Education and career

Born in Montrose, Pennsylvania, Fraser was an attorney in private practice in Jacksonville, Florida, and was Mayor of Jacksonville from 1855 to 1856.[1]

Federal judicial service

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 Judge 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 on July 26, 1876, in Montrose, Pennsylvania.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
McQueen McIntosh
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
1862–1876
Succeeded by
Thomas Settle
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