Monday, December 15, 2008

31 - Daniel of St Thomas Jenifer (MD)

#31 - Daniel of St Thomas Jenifer (MD)
Birthplace: charles County, MD
Age at Convention: 64

1) Religion
-- No documentation of significant religious influence

2) Slavery
-- Owned slaves
-- Instructed all his slaves be freed 6 years after his death

3) Upbringing
-- Little is known of his upbringing & education

References:
1) http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/jenifer.html
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_of_St._Thomas_Jenifer

Running tabulation:
1) Religiously Active (16) or Primarily Secular (9)
2) Abolitionist (10), Partial Abolitionist (11) or Non-Abolitionist (4)
3) Wealthy (8) or Middle-Class/Poor (17)

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