Philip Fraser
United States federal judge (1814–1876)
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.
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.
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.
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Philip Fraser at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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