About Samuel Nelson

Samuel Nelson 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. He concurred on the 1857 Dred Scott decision, although for reasons different from Chief Justice Taney's.

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Samuel Nelson

American judge (1792–1873)

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About Samuel Nelson

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Occupation: lawyer, judge

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Position held

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

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United States

Born

November 10, 1792

Died

September 13, 1873, December 13, 1873

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