Thomas Nelson | |
Office: | 2nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court |
Termstart: | 1850 |
Termend: | 1853 |
Predecessor: | William P. Bryant |
Successor: | George Henry Williams |
Office2: | 3rd Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court |
Termstart2: | 1850 |
Termend2: | 1853 |
Appointer2: | Millard Fillmore |
Predecessor2: | William P. Bryant |
Successor2: | George Henry Williams |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1819 |
Birth Place: | Peekskill, New York |
Death Place: | New York City, New York |
Thomas Nelson (January 23, 1819 – July 25, 1907) was an American attorney and judge. He was appointed as the 2nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving from 1850 to 1853. A native of the U.S. state of New York, he lived in Oregon only during his term as chief justice.
Nelson was born January 23, 1819, in Peekskill, New York.[1] There he passed the bar and received his license to practice law in 1840.[1]
In 1850 U.S. President Millard Fillmore appointed Nelson to the territorial supreme court of Oregon to replace William P. Bryant.[1] Nelson arrived at Oregon City in April 1850.[1] He served until 1853 when his term ended.[2] During this same time he served as chief justice of the court, and then left Oregon in August 1853 to return to New York.[1] There he practiced law until he died in New York on July 25, 1907, at the age of 88.[1] [3]