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James T. Austin

James Trecothick Austin (January 7, 1784 – May 8, 1870) was the 22nd Massachusetts Attorney General. Austin was the son of Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts Jonathan L. Austin. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1824. He graduated from Harvard College in 1802.

In 1837, he spoke at Faneuil Hall in praise of anti-abolitionists who had killed Elijah P. Lovejoy. He compared the mob to American patriots rising against the British and declared that Lovejoy "died as the fool dieth!" Provided by Wikipedia
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    Remarks on Dr. Channing's Slavery by Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870

    Published 1835
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    Remarks on Dr. Channing's Slavery by Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870

    Published 1835
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    Report of the special committee of the House of Representatives on lotteries

    Published 1833
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    Report of the attorney general, on the petition of the town of Deerfield

    Published 1835
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    Trial of Mrs. Hannah Kinney for the alleged murder of her husband, George T. Kinney, by poison : before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, Judges Shaw, Putnam, and Wilde, present...

    Published 1840
    Other Authors: “…Austin, James Trecothick, 1784-1870…”
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