Samuel Nelson
Personal
Birthday:
11/10/1792
Birthplace:
Hebron, NY
Date of Death:
12/13/1873
Place of Death:
Cooperstown, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
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
Education
Name of School:
Middlebury College
Degree Year:
1813
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1817 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
President Nominating:
John Tyler
Party Affiliation of President:
Whig
Commission Date:
02/13/1845
Termination Date:
11/28/1872
Termination Reason:
Retirement Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, March 5, 1845-November 28, 1872