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Samuel Nelson

American judge

Died when: 81 years 33 days (973 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Samuel Nelson

Samuel Nelson (November 10, 1792 – December 13, 1873) 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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