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Samuel Nelson
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1845
Samuel Nelson , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Samuel Nelson (November 10, 1792 – December 13, 1873) was an American attorney and appointed as judge of New York State courts. He was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1872. He concurred on the 1857 Dred Scott decision, although for reasons different from Chief Justice Taney's.
Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1845-02-14–1872-11-28
Education
- Middlebury College1813
- Read law1817
Career
Private practice, Cortland, New York, 1817-; Postmaster, Cortland, New York, 1820-1823; Judge, New York State Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1823-1831; Associate justice, Supreme Court of Judicature of New York, 1831-1845; chief justice, 1837-1845; Candidate for U.S. Senate from New York, 1845
Biography
Samuel Nelson (November 10, 1792 – December 13, 1873) was an American attorney and appointed as judge of New York State courts. He was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1872. He concurred on the 1857 Dred Scott decision, although for reasons different from Chief Justice Taney's.
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