Benjamin Faneuil Dunkin
Benjamin Faneuil Dunkin | |
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| Chief Justice of South Carolina | |
| In office November 1, 1865[1] – 1868 | |
| Preceded by | John Belton O'Neall |
| Succeeded by | Franklin J. Moses, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1792 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 5, 1874 (aged 82) Charleston, South Carolina |
| Spouse | Washington Sala Prentiss |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Benjamin Faneuil Dunkin was a chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 2, 1792; graduated from Harvard University when he was eighteen; and moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 1811. He was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and served as its Speaker in 1828 and 1829. Between 1865 and 1868, he was Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.[2] He died on December 5, 1874, at his home in Charleston, South Carolina.[3] He is buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina.[4]
References
- ^ "Legislature South Carolina". The Daily Phoenix. Columbia, South Carolina. November 3, 1865. p. 2. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ Brooks, Ulysses Robert (1908). South Carolina Bench and Bar. The State Co. p. 32.
- ^ "Judge Benjamin Faneuil Duncan". The New York Times. New York, New York. December 13, 1874. p. 2. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ "Benjamin Faneuil Dunkin (1792-1874)". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
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