Background
Haven, John Jefferson De was born on March 12, 1845 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Son of Jacob D.
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John Jefferson De Haven
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Went to California, 1849. Public school education.
Career
Admitted to bar, 1866. District attorney, Humboldt Company, 1867-1869. Member House of Representatives, 1869, Senate, 1871-1874.
City attorney, Eureka, California, 1878-1880. Republican candidate for Congress, 1882. Judge Superior Court, 1884-1889.
Member 51st Congress (1889-1891), resigned October 1, 1890. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, 1891-1895. United States district judge, Northern District of California, June 8, 1897—.
Membership
Member House of Representatives, 1869, Senate, 1871-1874. Member 51st Congress (1889-1891), resigned October 1, 1890.
Connections
Married Zernah Jane Ball, June 24, 1872.
