Samuel Milligan

Biography of Samuel Milligan

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Milligan
• First Name: Samuel
• Date of Birth: November , 16 , 1814
• Place of Birth (POB): Greene County , Tennessee (US-TN, TN, 47, Tenn)
• Date of Death: April , 20 , 1874
• 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 Milligan Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Andrew Johnson ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/23/1868
• Seat vacated by: Wilmot , David
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/23/1868
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/23/1868
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/25/1868
• Commission Date: 07/25/1868
• Date of Termination: 04/20/1874
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Samuel Milligan in the Law School

• Name of School: Greeneville College

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Tusculum College
• Law Degree Year: 1843

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law with Robert J. McKinney, Greeneville, Tennessee
• Law Degree Year: 1846

Samuel Milligan Career Path

Employment:

• State representative, Tennessee, 1841-1847
• Private practice, Greeneville, Tennessee, 1846-1847; 1848-1860
• Editor, Greeneville [Tennessee] Spy, 1849
• U.S. Army major, Quartermasters Corps, 1848
• Commissioner, State of Tennessee, 1858
• Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1860, 1864-1868
• Delegate, Peace Conference, Washington, D.C., 1861

Resources

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