15 Facts About Samuel Milligan

Samuel Milligan was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and a judge of the Court of Claims.

Samuel Milligan was a close friend and confidant of President Andrew Johnson.

Samuel Milligan was a classmate of future judge and historian Oliver Perry Temple.

Samuel Milligan read law with Robert J McKinney in Greeneville, Tennessee in 1846.

Samuel Milligan represented Greene and Washington Counties in the 24th General Assembly, but, following redistricting, represented only Greene County in the 25th and 26th.

Samuel Milligan entered private practice in Greeneville from 1846 to 1847.

Samuel Milligan was a major in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps in 1848.

Samuel Milligan resumed private practice in Greeneville from 1848 to 1860.

Samuel Milligan was editor of the Greeneville Spy in 1849.

Samuel Milligan was appointed Inspector General of the state militia by then-Governor Johnson in 1853, and represented Tennessee on a commission to resolve a boundary dispute with Virginia in 1858.

Samuel Milligan was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1860, and from 1864 to 1868.

Samuel Milligan was a delegate to the Peace Conference of 1861 in Washington, DC During the American Civil War, he remained loyal to the Union, and was present at the pro-Union East Tennessee Convention in April 1864.

Samuel Milligan was nominated by President Andrew Johnson on July 23,1868, to a seat on the Court of Claims vacated by Judge David Wilmot.

Samuel Milligan was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 25,1868, and received his commission the same day.

Samuel Milligan's service terminated on April 20,1874, due to his death in Washington, DC.