Background
He was born in 1803. Person was born in Union District, South Carolina, in 1803.
He was born in 1803. Person was born in Union District, South Carolina, in 1803.
He graduated from South Carolina College and read law.
He replaced Thomas Baltzell as Chief Justice. He died October 9, 1859. Little is known of his law practice, though he served as a state solicitor in South Carolina.
He lived for a time in Faunsdale, Alabama, where he built a plantation.
He moved to a Hernando County plantation near Brooksville, Florida in 1845. The plantation he built at what is now Chinsegut Hill Manor House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
An ardent proponent of states" rights, slavery, and secession, he was a delegate to the 1850 Nashville Convention. In 1851, he moved to Jacksonville.
lieutenant was felt that a bid to run for the Florida Supreme Court would be premature in 1853, as the State"s sentiments were too pro Union.
In 1855, he ran to fill the vacancy left by the death of Thomas Douglas. Illinois health forced him to not seek reelection. He died in Jacksonville on October 9, 1859.
