Rensselaer Russell Nelson
Personal
Birthday:
5/12/1826
Birthplace:
Cooperstown, NY
Date of Death:
10/15/1904
Place of Death:
St. Paul, MN
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1849-1850
Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota Territory, 1850-1853, 1855-1857
County attorney, Douglas County, Wisconsin, 1853-1855
Associate justice, Supreme Court of Minnesota Territory, 1857-1858
Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1896-1904
Education
Name of School:
Yale College
Degree Year:
1846
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1849 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Court Name:
Minnesota District Court
President Nominating:
James Buchanan
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
05/20/1858
Termination Date:
05/16/1896
Termination Reason:
Retirement