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Samuel Milligan
Former judge · Court of Claims
Samuel Milligan served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by Andrew Johnson and confirmed Jul 25, 1868.
- Appointed by
- Andrew Johnson
- Confirmed
- Jul 25, 1868
- Born
- 1814
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsAndrew Johnson · Jul 25, 1868 – Apr 20, 1874
Education
- Greeneville College
- Tusculum College1843
- Read law with Robert J. McKinney, Greeneville, Tennessee1846
Career
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
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Samuel Milligan, Court of Claims,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393191/samuel-milligan (accessed 2026-10-13).