Hamilton Rowan Gamble
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 160 years ago |
Date of birth | November 29,1798 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Winchester |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 31,1864 |
Died | Missouri |
United States | |
Governor | Frederick Bates |
Frederick Bates; Abraham J. Williams | |
Party | Republican Party |
Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
Education | Hampden-Sydney College |
Previous position | Governor of Missouri (1861–1864) |
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ID | 930786 |
Hamilton Rowan Gamble Life story
Hamilton Rowan Gamble was an American jurist and politician who served as the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court at the time of the Dred Scott case in 1852. Although his colleagues voted to overturn the 28-year precedent in Missouri of "once free always free," Gamble wrote a dissenting opinion.