Henry Baldwin
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About
Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1830 to 1844.
Before Fame
He graduated from Yale College in 1797.
Trivia
He dealt with many cases involving the issue of slavery. In one such case, Johnson v. Tompkins, he told the jury they must respect the legal status of slavery.
Family Life
He was the son of Michael Baldwin and Theodora Walcott.
Associated With
He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Andrew Jackson.
