John J. De Haven | |
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 De Havenc. 1894 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| In office June 8, 1897 – January 26, 1913 | |
| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | William W. Morrow |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Timothy Dooling |
| Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court | |
| In office December 18, 1890 – January 7, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Charles N. Fox |
| Succeeded by | Frederick W. Henshaw |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – October 1, 1890 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Larkin Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Geary |
| Member of theCalifornia Senate | |
| In office 1871–1875 | |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly | |
| In office 1869–1871 | |
| District Attorney ofHumboldt County | |
| In office 1867-1869 | |
| Preceded by | G.W. Thompkins |
| Succeeded by | James Hanna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Jefferson De Haven (1845-03-12)March 12, 1845 |
| Died | January 26, 1913(1913-01-26) (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery San Francisco,California |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | read law |
John Jefferson De Haven (also given asde Haven andDeHaven) (March 12, 1845 – January 26, 1913) was aUnited States representative fromCalifornia, an associate justice of theCalifornia Supreme Court and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Born inSt. Joseph,Buchanan County,Missouri, De Haven moved toCalifornia in 1853 with his parents, who settled inHumboldt County.[1] He became a printer, and pursued that vocation for four years before heread law.[2] In August 1865, he was a delegate from Humboldt County to the Union party state convention.[3] He wasadmitted to the bar of the district court in Humboldt in 1866 and commenced practice atEureka, California from 1866 to 1867.[4] He was district attorney of Humboldt County from 1867 to 1869.[5]
After entering the bar, De Haven held a series of public offices. He was a member from Humboldt County from 1869 to 1871 in theCalifornia State Assembly, and a member of theCalifornia State Senate from 1871 to 1875.[6][7] He returned to private practice in Eureka from 1875 to 1884. He was the city attorney there from 1878 to 1880.[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1882 to the48th United States Congress.[8][9] He was a judge of the Humboldt CountySuperior Court from 1884 to 1889.[10][11]
In November 1888, De Haven was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives of the51st United States Congress from theCalifornia's 1st congressional district, and served from March 4, 1889, until October 1, 1890, when he resigned.[12][13]
De Haven was an associate justice of theCalifornia Supreme Court from December 18, 1890, to January 7, 1895, filling the unexpired term ofCharles N. Fox.[14] In June 1894, he lost a bid for renomination at the Republican convention.[15][16] After stepping down from the court, he returned to private practice in Eureka between 1895 and 1897.
On June 1, 1897, PresidentWilliam McKinley nominated De Haven to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated by JudgeWilliam W. Morrow, who had been elevated to the Ninth Circuit.[17] De Haven was confirmed as a federal judge by theUnited States Senate on June 8, 1897, and received his commission the same day.[18] He served on the federal bench until his death ofapoplexy on January 26, 1913.[19] His vacant seat was filled by the appointment of JudgeMaurice Timothy Dooling.[20] De Haven died inYountville, California and was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery inSan Francisco, California.[21][22][23]
On June 24, 1872, De Haven married Zeruiah Jane Ball (January 3, 1848 – January 23, 1918) in Humboldt, California.[24] They had a daughter, Sadie De Haven, and son, Joseph J. De Haven.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | John J. De Haven | 19,345 | 49.9 | |||
| Democratic | Thomas Larkin Thompson (Incumbent) | 19,019 | 49.0 | |||
| Know Nothing | W. D. Reynolds[27] | 428 | 1.1 | |||
| Total votes | 38,792 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
Hon. J. J. De Haven was a judge of the superior court of Humboldt county at the time he was elected to congress from this district
We have seen renomination refused to an eminent Jurist of lofty character, John J. De Haven, because be was not acceptable to the Republican Boss Burns.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 1st congressional district 1889–1890 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Associate Justice of theCalifornia Supreme Court 1890–1895 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California 1897–1913 | Succeeded by |
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