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Samuel Blatchford
1820Mar, 9

Samuel Blatchford

Samuel Blatchford, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1893)
Samuel M. Blatchford (March 9, 1820 – July 7, 1893) was an American attorney and judge. He was most notable for his service as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from April 3, 1882 until his death in 1893.

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