Edward Gorsuch
Edward Gorsuch | |
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| Born | April 18, 1795 |
| Died | September 11, 1851 (aged 56) Christiana, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Bullet wound |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer Slave holder |
| Known for | Death at Christiana riot |
Edward Gorsuch (April 18, 1795 – September 11, 1851) was a Maryland slaveholder, known for his role in the Christiana Riot. Gorsuch went from Maryland to Pennsylvania to retrieve slaves that had escaped, which he was legally allowed to do under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. However, he was confronted by black Slave Act Protesters and killed in the exchange of gunfire.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
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- ^ Scharf, John Thomas (1881). History of Baltimore City and County, from the Earliest Period to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men. L.H. Everts.
- ^ Booth, John Wilkes (1997). Right Or Wrong, God Judge Me: The Writings of John Wilkes Booth. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-06967-3.
- ^ Wilde, Caleb (2022-05-24). All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak: A Funeral Director on Life, Death, and the Hereafter. Broadleaf Books. ISBN 978-1-5064-7162-4.