Isaac G. Gordon (December 22, 1819 – September 4, 1893) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1887 and chief justice from 1887 to 1889.

Biography

Isaac G. Gordon was born on December 22, 1819, in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Gordon was of

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descent and worked as a moulder until pursuing classical studies at Lewisburg Academy and studying law under James F. Linn. After studying law for two years, starting in 1841, Gordon was admitted to the Union County bar in April 1843. Gordon entered private practice in

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, until relocating to Brookville, Pennsylvania, in 1846. Gordon became a member of the

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in 1860, representing

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, Clearfield,

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and

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counties. Before his election to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Gordon was appointed President Judge of

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and Venango counties. He served there until being elected to the Supreme Court in October 1873, serving as an associate justice until 1887. He became Chief Justice from 1887 until his retirement at the expiration of his term in 1889. Gordon died on September 4, 1893.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Isaac G. 1819 births 1893 deaths Justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania lawyers American people of Scottish descent 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers