Peter Aaron Van Dorn
American lawyer · United States · On the map · Lawyers · Lived 1773 to 1837 · aged 64
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.
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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.
