Samuel Freeman Miller

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Samuel Freeman Miller was a 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his influential opinions on federalism and civil rights during the Reconstruction era.

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instanceOf Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
person
physician
appointedBy Abraham Lincoln
birthDate 1816-04-05
birthPlace Richmond, Kentucky, United States
linked to: Richmond, Kentucky
burialPlace Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1890-10-13
education Transylvania University
endTime 1890-10-13
era Reconstruction era
familyName Miller
fieldOfWork civil rights law
constitutional law
federalism
givenName Samuel
knownFor jurisprudence limiting the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment Privileges or Immunities Clause
majority opinion in The Slaughter-House Cases
opinions on civil rights during Reconstruction
opinions on federalism
language English
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States
notableCase Ex parte Yarbrough
Loan Association v. Topeka
The Slaughter-House Cases
notableWork majority opinion in The Slaughter-House Cases (1873)
opinions in cases interpreting the Reconstruction Amendments
numberOfChildren 3
occupation jurist
lawyer
physician
partyAffiliation Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
politicalAlignment Unionist
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
practicedLawIn Iowa
precededBy Peter Vivian Daniel
previousOccupation country doctor in Kentucky
religion Baptist
residence Keokuk, Iowa, United States
linked to: Keokuk, Iowa
servedUnderPresident Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland (first term)
linked to: Grover Cleveland

James A. Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses S. Grant
signature Signature of Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890).svg
spouse Eliza Wythes
Lucy Love Ballinger
startTime 1862-07-21
succeededBy George Shiras Jr.

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Slaughter-House Cases majorityOpinionBy Samuel Freeman Miller
United States v. Cruikshank hasConcurrenceAuthor Samuel Freeman Miller
United States v. Kagama hasOpinionAuthor Samuel Freeman Miller
United States v. Kagama hasJustice Samuel Freeman Miller
Samuel F. Miller birthName Samuel Freeman Miller