# Peter Aaron Van Dorn

> Peter Aaron Van Dorn was an American lawyer, judge and cotton planter in Mississippi. Born and raised in New Jersey, with a law degree from Princeton, as a young man he migrated to the Mississippi Territory, where he made his career and fortune. He became a major planter with a plantation on the Yazoo River, a law practice in Port Gibson, and a seat as a judge on the Orphan's Court. He was one of the founders of Jackson, Mississippi, designated as the capital when it became a state.

*American lawyer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Lawyer
- **Category:** Lawyers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1773-09-12
- **Died:** 1837
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 3.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

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- [Peter Aaron Van Dorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Aaron_Van_Dorn)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18387831)

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