Rensselaer Russell Nelson

Judge Rensselaer Russell Nelson

Personal

Birthday:

5/12/1826

Birthplace:

Cooperstown, NY

Date of Death:

10/15/1904

Place of Death:

St. Paul, MN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Yale College

Degree Year:

1846

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1849

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Court Name:

Minnesota District Court

President Nominating:

James Buchanan

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

05/20/1858

Termination Date:

05/16/1896

Termination Reason:

Retirement