Preceded by John Belton O'Neall Role Former Chief Justice | Name Benjamin Dunkin Alma mater Harvard University | |
Spouse(s) Washington Sala Prentiss Died December 5, 1874, Charleston, South Carolina, United States | ||
Succeeded by Franklin J. Moses, Sr. | ||
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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