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Samuel Milligan

Judge, Court of Claims · 1868

Samuel Milligan , Judge, Court of Claims. Samuel Milligan (November 16, 1814 – April 20, 1874) was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and a judge of the Court of Claims. He was a close friend and confidant of President Andrew Johnson.

Education

  • Greeneville College
  • Tusculum College1843
  • Read law with Robert J. McKinney, Greeneville, Tennessee1846

Career

State representative, Tennessee, 1841-1847; Private practice, Greeneville, Tennessee, 1846-1847; 1848-1860; Editor, Greeneville [Tennessee] Spy, 1849; U.S. Army major, Quartermasters Corps, 1848; Commissioner, State of Tennessee, 1858; Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1860, 1864-1868; Delegate, Peace Conference, Washington, D.C., 1861

Biography

Samuel Milligan (November 16, 1814 – April 20, 1874) was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and a judge of the Court of Claims. He was a close friend and confidant of President Andrew Johnson.

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