Rensselaer Russell Nelson

Biography of Rensselaer Russell Nelson

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Nelson
• First Name: Rensselaer
• Middle Name: Russell
• Date of Birth: May , 12 , 1826
• Place of Birth (POB): Cooperstown , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: October , 15 , 1904
• Place of Death (POD): St. Paul , Minnesota (US-MN, MN, 27, Minn., Mn.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Rensselaer Russell Nelson Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Minnesota
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: James Buchanan ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/20/1858
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 11 Stat. 285
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/30/1858
• Commission Date: 05/20/1858
• Date of Termination: 05/16/1896
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Rensselaer Russell Nelson in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Law Degree Year: 1846

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1849

Rensselaer Russell Nelson Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1849-1850
• Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota Territory, 1850-1853, 1855-1857
• County attorney, Douglas County, Wisconsin, 1853-1855
• Associate justice, Supreme Court of Minnesota Territory, 1857-1858
• Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1896-1904

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