Samuel Nelson

Judge 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