Samuel Nelson

Supreme Court Justice

Birthday November 10, 1792

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Dec 13, 1873 (81)

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About

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1845 to 1872.

Before Fame

He attended Middlebury College.

Trivia

He was known for being a careful and uncontroversial jurist.

Family Life

He married his second wife, Catharine Ann Russell, in 1825, and the couple had six child together.

Associated With

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President John Tyler.