Samuel Nelson

Samuel Nelson
Samuel Nelson, by Mathew Brady, c. 1855-65
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
February 27, 1845 – November 28, 1872[1]
Nominated byJohn Tyler
Preceded bySmith Thompson
Succeeded byWard Hunt
Personal details
Born(1792-11-10)November 10, 1792
Hebron, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 1873(1873-12-13) (aged 81)
Cooperstown, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Pamela Woods
(m. 1819; died 1825)
Catherine Russell
(m. 1825)
Children8, including Rensselaer
EducationMiddlebury College (BA)
Signature

Samuel Nelson (November 10, 1792 – December 13, 1873)[2] was an American attorney and appointed as judge of New York State courts. He was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1872.[3] He concurred on the 1857 Dred Scott decision, although for reasons different from Chief Justice Taney's.

  1. ^ "Justices 1789 to Present". Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SNObit1873 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Nelson, Samuel". www.fjc.gov. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.