Samuel Freeman Miller

Samuel Freeman Miller
Samuel Freeman Miller, by Mathew Brady, c. 1865-75
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
July 21, 1862 – October 13, 1890[1]
Nominated byAbraham Lincoln
Preceded byPeter Daniel
Succeeded byHenry Billings Brown
Personal details
Born(1816-04-05)April 5, 1816
Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedOctober 13, 1890(1890-10-13) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyWhig (Before 1854)
Republican (1854–1890)
EducationTransylvania University (MD)
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Samuel Freeman Miller (April 5, 1816 – October 13, 1890) was an American lawyer and physician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1862 until his death in 1890 and who authored landmark opinions in United States v. Kagama and The Slaughterhouse Cases.

  1. ^ "Justices 1789 to Present". Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved February 14, 2022.