Lorenzo Nelli

Lorenzo Nelli (17 August 1809 – 5 April 1878) was an Italian magistrate and politician who played a role in the Tuscan national movement and later served in the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy. He held several judicial offices and contributed to institutional reforms in the early years of Italian unification.

Life and career Nelli was born in Campiglia Marittima on 17 August 1809 to Giuseppe Nelli and Laura Pisanelli. He graduated in civil and canon law at the University of Pisa on 23 June 1829 under Mariano Grassini.

He began his career in the judiciary with his appointment as second substitute of the royal prosecutor at the Court of First Instance of Pisa, residing in Pontremoli, in 1839. He later advanced to the position of prosecutor general at the Court of Appeal of Lucca from 1862 to 1866.

Nelli died in Florence on 5 April 1878.