James M. Wayne

James Wayne
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office January 14, 1835 – July 5, 1867
Nominated by	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	William Johnson
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
In office February 22, 1834 – January 13, 1835
Preceded by	William Archer
Succeeded by	John Mason
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large district
In office March 4, 1829 – January 13, 1835
Preceded by	George Gilmer
Succeeded by	Jabez Jackson
16th Mayor of Savannah, Georgia
In office September 8, 1817 – July 12, 1819
Preceded by	Thomas Charlton
Succeeded by	Thomas Charlton
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1815–1816
Personal details
Born	1790 Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died	July 5, 1867 (aged 76–77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Jacksonian
Spouse	Mary Johnson ​ (m. 1813)​
Children	2
Education	Princeton University (BA)

James Moore Wayne (1790 – July 5, 1867) was an American attorney, judge and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1835 to 1867. He previously served as the 16th Mayor of Savannah, Georgia from 1817 to 1819 and the member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's at-large congressional district from 1829 to 1835, when he was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Andrew Jackson. He was a member of the Democratic Party.