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Judge '''Joshua G. Clarke''' (c.1780-1828) was a first justice on the [[Mississippi Supreme Court]]. |
Judge '''Joshua G. Clarke''' (c.1780-1828) was a first justice on the [[Mississippi Supreme Court]]. |
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He was born c. 1780 in Maryland.<ref name=jcc>{{cite journal|url=http://fch.ju.edu/fch_vol_20.pdf |journal=Journal of the Florida Conference of Historians | |
He was born c. 1780 in Maryland.<ref name=jcc>{{cite journal|url=http://fch.ju.edu/fch_vol_20.pdf |journal=Journal of the Florida Conference of Historians |volume=20 |date=May 2013 |author=J. Cavitt Clarke III |title=The Life of Joshua G. Clarke: Mississippi’s First Chancellor |page=1-10}}</ref>{{rp|1}} |
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Among other rulings, Clarke judged that killing a slave was murder because slaves were "reasonable creatures", and voted that slaves became freedmen by having lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] under the [[Ordinance of 1787]].<ref name=jcc/>{{rp|1}} |
Among other rulings, Clarke judged that killing a slave was murder because slaves were "reasonable creatures", and voted that slaves became freedmen by having lived in the [[Northwest Territory]] under the [[Ordinance of 1787]].<ref name=jcc/>{{rp|1}} |
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<ref name=fede>{{cite journal|url=http://fch.ju.edu/fch_vol_20.pdf |journal=Journal of the Florida Conference of Historians | |
<ref name=fede>{{cite journal|url=http://fch.ju.edu/fch_vol_20.pdf |journal=Journal of the Florida Conference of Historians |volume=20 |date=May 2013 |author=Andrew T. Fede |title=Judging Against the Grain? Reading Mississippi Supreme Court Judge Joshua G. Clarke’s Views on Slavery Law in Context |page=11-30}}</ref> |
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His home, [[Claremont (Port Gibson, Mississippi)]], built by him in 1826, is listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
His home, [[Claremont (Port Gibson, Mississippi)]], built by him in 1826, is listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
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Revision as of 20:49, 5 October 2016
Judge Joshua G. Clarke (c.1780-1828) was a first justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court.
He was born c. 1780 in Maryland.[1]: 1
Among other rulings, Clarke judged that killing a slave was murder because slaves were "reasonable creatures", and voted that slaves became freedmen by having lived in the Northwest Territory under the Ordinance of 1787.[1]: 1
His home, Claremont (Port Gibson, Mississippi), built by him in 1826, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ^ a b J. Cavitt Clarke III (May 2013). "The Life of Joshua G. Clarke: Mississippi's First Chancellor" (PDF). Journal of the Florida Conference of Historians. 20: 1-10.
- ^ Andrew T. Fede (May 2013). "Judging Against the Grain? Reading Mississippi Supreme Court Judge Joshua G. Clarke's Views on Slavery Law in Context" (PDF). Journal of the Florida Conference of Historians. 20: 11-30.
- ^ [1]
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