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Benjamin Faneuil Dunkin

Benjamin Faneuil Dunkin
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Chief Justice of South Carolina
In office
November 1, 1865 – 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(1874-12-05) (aged 82)
Charleston, South Carolina
Spouse(s) 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. He died on December 5, 1874, at his home in Charleston, South Carolina. He is buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina.


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