Abner Nash Ogden

Abner Nash Ogden
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
In office
May 4, 1853 – July 1855
Preceded byWilliam Dunbar
Succeeded byJames Neilson Lea
Personal details
Born(1809-09-19)September 19, 1809
Hillsborough, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedAugust 11, 1875(1875-08-11) (aged 65)
Blount Springs, Alabama, U.S.

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]

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

  1. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Abner Nash Ogden". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Lamar C. Quintero, "The Supreme Court of Louisiana", The Green Bag, Volume 3 (1891), p. 117.
  4. ^ 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.
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
1853–1855 		Succeeded by