Samuel Nelson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 152 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 10,1792 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Hebron |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Died | Cooperstown |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 13,1873 |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Previous position | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1845–1872) |
| Children | Rensselaer Nelson |
| Spouse | Catharine Russell |
| Education | Middlebury College |
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| ID | 4259376 |
Samuel Nelson Life story
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.