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instanceOf
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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human
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jurist
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lawyer
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alternateName
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Justice Samuel Nelson
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appointedBy
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John Tyler
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barAdmission
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New York State Bar
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burialPlace
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Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, New York, United States
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child
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Rensselaer Russell Nelson
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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dateOfBirth
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1792-11-10
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dateOfDeath
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1873-12-13
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educatedAt
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Middlebury College
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endTime
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1872 (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
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ethnicGroup
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European American
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fieldOfWork
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admiralty law
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constitutional law
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law
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gender
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male
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knownFor
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moderate and narrowly tailored judicial opinions
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service on the U.S. Supreme Court during the mid-19th century
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legalPhilosophy
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judicial restraint
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memberOf
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Democratic Party (historical U.S.)
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notableWork
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Dissent in the Prize Cases (1863)
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Opinion in Cooley v. Board of Wardens (1852)
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Opinion in The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh (1851)
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occupation
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judge
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lawyer
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partOf
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Chase Court
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Taney Court
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placeOfBirth
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Hebron, Connecticut, United States
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placeOfDeath
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Cooperstown, New York, United States
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positionHeld
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court
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Justice of the New York Supreme Court
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precededInOfficeBy
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Smith Thompson (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
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religion
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Presbyterianism (commonly attributed)
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residence
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Cooperstown, New York, United States
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signature
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Signature of Samuel Nelson (image commonly used in historical records)
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spouse
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Catharine Ann Russell
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startTime
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1845 (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
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succeededInOfficeBy
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Ward Hunt (as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court)
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workedIn
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New York, United States
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