Irene Emerson
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Irene Emerson was the white woman who owned and claimed legal rights over Dred Scott during the period leading up to his landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, Dred Scott v. Sandford.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | expansion of slavery into U.S. territories debate ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegalDoctrine | doctrine that African Americans could not be U.S. citizens (as articulated in Dred Scott v. Sandford) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | free territories where Dred Scott had lived ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | her claim of ownership over Dred Scott became central to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| hasName | Irene Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre–American Civil War United States ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | figure associated with the maintenance of slavery ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Dred Scott v. Sandford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDisputeSubject | whether residence in free territories made Dred Scott free ⓘ |
| legalPosition | opposed Dred Scott’s petitions for freedom ⓘ |
| legalRightsClaimedOverDredScott | property rights ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfDredScott | enslaved person ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow of John Emerson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the events leading to Dred Scott v. Sandford
ⓘ
ownership of Dred Scott ⓘ |
| occupation | slaveholder ⓘ |
| owned |
Dred Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harriet Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American slave system ⓘ |
| religion | likely Christian ⓘ |
| residence |
Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInDredScottCase | defendant in early stages of Dred Scott’s freedom suits ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | John Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOwnershipOfDredScott |
1840s
ⓘ
early 1850s ⓘ |
| transferredLegalInterestInDredScottTo | John F. A. Sandford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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