Samuel F. Miller

A physician turned lawyer, considered by many contemporaries the dominant intellect of the post-Civil War Court. Wrote the pivotal Slaughterhouse Cases opinion.

Associate Justice1862–1890Appointed by LincolnJustice #36
Born April 5, 1816 · Richmond, KY
Died October 13, 1890 · Washington, D.C.
Buried Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, IA

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