John B. Rector
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November 24, 1837
John B. Rector | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
| In office March 28, 1892 – April 9, 1898 | |
| Appointed by | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Andrew Phelps McCormick |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John B. Rector November 24, 1837 |
| Died | April 9, 1898 (aged 60) |
| Education | Yale University read law |
John B. Rector (November 24, 1837 – April 9, 1898) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Born in Jackson County, Alabama, Rector graduated from Yale University in 1859 and read law to enter the bar in 1860. He entered private practice in Bastrop, Texas, interrupted by his service as a soldier in Terry's Texas Rangers during the American Civil War, beginning 1861. He was a district attorney of Travis County, Texas from 1866 to 1867, thereafter returning to private practice in Bastrop until 1871. He was a Judge of the 31st Judicial District of Texas from 1871 to 1876, when he again returned to private practice, in Austin, Texas.[1]
Run for Congress
Rector ran for election to the 49th Congress against Joseph D. Sayers in 1884 for the seat from Texas's 10th congressional district as an Independent. He received 12,253 votes, however, he lost to Sayers, the future Governor of Texas, by 9,270 votes. Lewis E. Daniell wrote that he was "perhaps the most popular Republican in the district".[2]