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Judge Samuel Nelson
Judge
Supreme Court of the United States
Samuel Nelson served as Judge on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1845 to 1872. The appointment came from John Tyler in 1845. Education: Middlebury College.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- John Tyler
- Active
- 1845 – 1872
- Party
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Education
- Middlebury College (1813)
Career History
- JudgeSupreme Court of the United States (1845 – 1872) — appointed by John Tyler
- Candidate for U.S. Senate from New York1845 – present
- Private practice1817 – present
- chief justice1837 – 1845
- Associate justice1831 – 1845
- Judge1823 – 1831
- Postmaster1820 – 1823
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