Daniel Horsmanden
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Daniel Horsmanden was an 18th-century New York judge and diarist best known for orchestrating and documenting the controversial trials during the 1741 slave conspiracy panic.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial official
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diarist ⓘ judge ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor William Cosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | A Journal of the Proceedings in The Detection of the Conspiracy Formed by Some White People, in Conjunction with Negro and Other Slaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1694 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Province of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1778 ⓘ |
| education | studied law in England ⓘ |
| ethnicity | English ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | associated with judicial overreach and coerced testimony in 1741 trials ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Cosby–Morris political factionalism in colonial New York ⓘ |
| knownFor |
book "A Journal of the Proceedings in The Detection of the Conspiracy Formed by Some White People, in Conjunction with Negro and Other Slaves"
NERFINISHED
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documenting the 1741 New York slave conspiracy panic ⓘ role in the 1741 New York slave conspiracy trials ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalJurisdiction | Province of New York Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalRole |
examiner of witnesses in 1741 conspiracy investigations
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presiding judge in 1741 New York slave conspiracy trials ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| movedTo | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Daniel Horsmanden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkDate | 1744 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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diarist ⓘ judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1741 New York slave conspiracy panic ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of Governor William Cosby ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the Province of New York
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member of the Governor’s Council of New York ⓘ recorder of New York City ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglican ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sourceType | primary source for historians of the 1741 New York conspiracy ⓘ |
| trialTypePresidedOver |
arson conspiracy trials
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slave conspiracy trials ⓘ |
| yearMovedToNewYork | circa 1720s ⓘ |
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