Zephaniah Platt (politician, 1796)

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Zephaniah Platt (born March 31, 1796 in Pleasant Valley , Dutchess County , New York , † April 20, 1871 in Aiken , South Carolina ) was an American lawyer and politician .

Zephaniah Platt was the son of Jonas Platt , associate judge at the Supreme Court of New York , and Helena (Livingston) Platt (1767-1859). He was baptized in the Presbyterian Church in Pleasant Valley, New York. On September 30, 1818, he married Cornelia Jenkins († 1890). The couple had seven children together.

He moved to the Michigan Territory , where he practiced as a lawyer in Jackson . He later served as the Michigan Attorney General from 1841 to 1843 . After the Civil War ended , he moved to South Carolina, where he served as a judge in the 2nd District Court from 1868 until his death in 1871.

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SURNAME Platt, Zephaniah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH Pleasant Valley , Dutchess County , New York
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1871
Place of death Aiken , South Carolina