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David Daggett

American judge and politician (1764-1851) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 86

David Daggett was a U.S. senator, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, Judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, and a founder of the Yale Law School.

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He helped block plans for the first college for African Americans in the United States and presided over the conviction of a woman running a boarding school for African Americans in violation of Connecticut's recently passed Black Law. He judged African Americans not to be citizens and supported their colonization to Africa.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1764 to 1851 · aged 86