Samuel Freeman Miller

Biography of Samuel Freeman Miller

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Miller
• First Name: Samuel
• Middle Name: Freeman
• Date of Birth: April , 5 , 1816
• Place of Birth (POB): Richmond , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
• Date of Death: October , 13 , 1890
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Samuel Freeman Miller Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Abraham Lincoln ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/16/1862
• Seat vacated by: Daniel , Peter Vivian
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/16/1862
• Commission Date: 07/16/1862
• Date of Termination: 10/13/1890
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Samuel Freeman Miller in the Law School

• Name of School: Transylvania University
• Degree: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
• Law Degree Year: 1838

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1847

Samuel Freeman Miller Career Path

Employment:

• Justice of the peace and member of the county court, Barbourville, Kentucky
• Private practice, Barbourville, Kentucky, 1847-1850
• Private practice, Keokuk, Iowa, 1850-1862
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Ninth Circuit, July 21, 1862-April 7, 1867
• Eighth Circuit, April 8, 1867-October 13, 1890

Resources

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