U. S. Supreme Court Members During the Lincoln Administration (March 4, 1861 - April 15, 1865)
JOHN ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Associate Justice
Born June 24, 1811; died March 12, 1889
Party -- Democrat
Home State -- Alabama
Appointed By -- Franklin Pierce
Replaced -- John McKinley
Oath Taken -- April 11, 1853
Resigned Office -- April 20, 1861
JOHN CATRON, Associate Justice
Born ca. January 7, 1786; died May 30, 1865
Party -- Democrat
Home State -- Tennessee
Nominated By -- Andrew Jackson; Confirmed By -- Martin Van Buren
Oath Taken -- May 1, 1837
Died in Office -- May 30, 1865
SALMON PORTLAND CHASE, Chief Justice
Born January 13, 1808; died May 7, 1873
Party -- Republican
Home State -- Ohio
Appointed By -- Abraham Lincoln
Replaced -- Roger Brooke Taney
Oath Taken -- December 15, 1864
Died in Office -- May 7, 1873
NATHAN CLIFFORD, Associate Justice
Born August 18, 1803; died July 25, 1881
Party -- Democrat
Home State --- Maine
Appointed By -- James Buchanan
Replaced -- Benjamin Curtis
Oath Taken -- January 21, 1858
Died in Office -- July 25, 1881
DAVID DAVIS, Associate Justice
Born March 9, 1815; died June 26, 1886
Party -- Republican
Home State -- Illinois
Appointed By -- Abraham Lincoln
Replaced -- John Campbell
Oath Taken -- December 10, 1862
Resigned Office -- March 4, 1877
STEPHEN JOHNSON FIELD, Associate Justice
Born November 4, 1816; died April 9, 1899
Party -- Democrat
Home State -- California
Appointed By -- Abraham Lincoln
Oath Taken -- May 20, 1863
Resigned Office -- December 1, 1897
ROBERT COOPER GRIER, Associate Justice
Born March 5, 1794; died September 25, 1870
Party -- Democrat
Home State -- Pennsylvania
Appointed By -- James Polk
Replaced -- Henry Baldwin
Oath Taken -- August 10, 1846
Resigned Office -- January 31, 1870
JOHN MC LEAN, Associate Justice
Born March 11, 1785; died April 4, 1861
Party at Appointment -- Democrat
Home State -- Ohio
Appointed By -- Andrew Jackson
Replaced -- Robert Trimble
Oath Taken -- January 11, 1830
Died in Office -- April 4, 1861
SAMUEL FREEMAN MILLER, Associate Justice
Born April 5, 1816; died October 13, 1890
Party -- Republican
Home State -- Iowa
Appointed By -- Abraham Lincoln
Replaced -- Peter Daniel
Oath Taken -- July 21, 1862
Died in Office -- October 13, 1890
SAMUEL NELSON, Associate Justice
Born November 10, 1792; died December 13, 1873
Party -- Democrat
Home State -- New York
Appointed By -- John Tyler
Replaced -- Smith Thompson
Oath Taken -- February 27, 1845
Resigned Office -- November 28, 1872
NOAH HAYNES SWAYNE, Associate Justice
Born December 7, 1804; died June 8, 1884
Party -- Republican
Home State -- Ohio
Appointed By -- Abraham Lincoln
Replaced -- John McLean
Oath Taken -- January 27, 1862
Resigned Office -- January 24, 1881
ROGER BROOKE TANEY, Chief Justice
Born March 17, 1777; died October 12, 1864
Party -- Democrat
Home State -- Maryland
Appointed By -- Andrew Jackson
Replaced -- John Marshall
Oath Taken -- March 28, 1836
Died in Office -- October 12, 1864
JAMES MOORE WAYNE, Associate Justice
Born ca. January 1, 1790; died July 5, 1867
Party -- Democrat
Home State -- Georgia
Appointed By -- Andrew Jackson
Replaced -- William Johnson
Oath Taken -- January 14, 1835
Died in Office -- July 5, 1867
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