Abner Nash Ogden (September 19, 1809 – August 11, 1875) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from May 4, 1853, to July, 1855.[1][2]
Abner Nash Ogden | |
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| Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
| In office May 4, 1853 – July 1855 | |
| Preceded by | William Dunbar |
| Succeeded by | James Neilson Lea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 19, 1809 Hillsborough, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 1875 (aged 65) Blount Springs, Alabama, U.S. |
Born in Hillsborough, North Carolina, Ogden's father was judge Robert Ogden and his maternal grandfather was North Carolina Governor Abner Nash.[2] Following an amendment to the Louisiana Constitution allowing direct election of justices, Ogden was elected to serve as an associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for a term beginning May 4, 1853,[3] remaining in office until July 1855, and thereafter serving as the Court Reporter for that body until 1865.[2]
Ogden declined a seat on the federal bench at one time,[4] on the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana.[2]
Ogden died in Blount Springs, Alabama.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Abner Nash Ogden". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ Lamar C. Quintero, "The Supreme Court of Louisiana", The Green Bag, Volume 3 (1891), p. 117.
- ^ Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 118.