Powhatan B. Locke
American judge
About Powhatan B. Locke
Powhatan B. Locke (c. 1828 – June 12, 1868) was a justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Nevada from August 1863 to August 1864.
Born in Kentucky, Locke's family moved to Missouri,
As a judge, Locke rode circuit around a district comprising the counties of Storey, Washoe, and Roop. Accused of corruption, Locke and his fellow justices resigned from the court in August 1864.
Locke and his wife Tabitha had four children. Locke died of consumption in Louisiana, Missouri, around the age of 40.
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American judge
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Powhatan B. Locke died in 1868.
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