About Zephaniah Platt
Lived 1796 – 1871 (aged 75). Zephaniah Platt was an American judge and lawyer.
Zephaniah Platt (March 31, 1796 – April 20, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. He was Michigan Attorney General from 1841 to 1843.
Life Platt was born on March 31, 1796, in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York. He was the son of New York Supreme Court Justice Jonas Platt and Helena (nee Livingston) Platt (1767-1859), and was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Pleasant Valley, N.Y. was Attorney General of the State of Michigan from 1841 to 1843. He also served as a vice president in the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Platt died on April 20, 1871, in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina.
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Who was Zephaniah Platt?
American lawyer and judge (1796-1871)
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Zephaniah Platt was born on 31 March 1796 in Pleasant Valley.
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Zephaniah Platt died on 20 April 1871 in Aiken.
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Zephaniah Platt was a judge and lawyer.
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Zephaniah Platt was American.
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· DBpedia: Zephaniah Platt (Michigan Attorney General)
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