Dred Scott

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Dred Scott (c. 1799 - September 17, 1858) was an American Slave who is best known for the Dred Scott Trial.

Dred Scott


Born c. 1799
Virginia
Died September 17, 1858
St. Louis
Spouse(s) Harriet Robinson
Children 2

Despite suffering a horrific judicial defeat in the litigation, on May 26, 1857 he and wife were officially freed in St. Louis Circuit Court. Dred Scott then worked as a porter at Barnum's Hotel in downtown St. Louis, and lived in the city near Carr Street.

Tragically, he died of tuberculosis little more than a year later, on September 17, 1858.