- Nathaniel Bennett
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Nathaniel Bennett (born June 27, 1818 in Clinton, New York[1], died on April 20, 1886 in San Francisco, California[2]) was one of the first Associate Justices of the California Supreme Court.
In December 1849, the new legislature elected Bennett, along with H.A. Lyons, as the first associate justices.[3] Previously, Bennett had been a state senator; on December 24, 1849, he resigned his seat so he could take up his Supreme Court position.[4]
On October 3, 1851, Bennett resigned,[5] having accepted "financial inducements" from a group of influential land owners who were hoping the court would reverse his decision in Woodworth v. Fulton (1850) 1 Cal. 295.[6]
Bennett continued to practice law and appeared many times before the Supreme Court.
References
- ^ http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/11961
- ^ http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/11961
- ^ http://cschs.org/02_history/02_a.html
- ^ http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/11961
- ^ http://sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hbabs1.htm
- ^ Grodin, The California Supreme Court and State Constitutional Rights: The Early Years (Winter 2004) 31 HSTCLQ 141, 143, fn. 13
Categories:- 1818 births
- 1886 deaths
- California Supreme Court justices
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