Rensselaer Russell Nelson

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Rensselaer Russell Nelson was a 19th-century American jurist who served as a United States federal judge, notably on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American judge
United States federal judge
human
appointedBy James Buchanan
barAdmission 1849
New York
centuryOfActivity 19th century
commissionReceivedDate 1858-05-11
confirmationDate 1858-05-11
confirmedBy United States Senate
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1826-05-12
dateOfDeath 1904-10-15
educatedAt Yale College
Yale University
endTimeOfPosition_Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 1896-05-16
familyName Nelson
father Samuel Nelson
fatherOccupation Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
fieldOfWork federal judiciary
law
gender male
givenName Rensselaer
jurisdiction District of Minnesota
legalEducationMethod reading law
memberOf United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
middleName Russell
nominatedOn 1858-02-25
notableFor long tenure as a federal district judge in Minnesota
occupation judge
placeOfBirth Cooperstown, New York
placeOfDeath Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota
politicalContext served during the late 19th century
positionHeld Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
predecessor newly created seat
previousPosition United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota
surface form: United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota Territory

county attorney for Douglas County, Wisconsin
private practice lawyer in Buffalo, New York
private practice lawyer in Saint Paul, Minnesota Territory
reasonForEndOfService retirement
residence Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
surface form: Saint Paul, Minnesota
startTimeOfPosition_Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 1858-05-11
studiedLawUnder Samuel Nelson
successor William Lochren
workLocation Minnesota
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

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Samuel Nelson child Rensselaer Russell Nelson