Andrew Thoompson Judson

1784 - 1853  (69 years)

• Name	Andrew Thoompson Judson
  Birth	1784
  Gender	Male
  Death	1853
  Notes	Andrew Judson was a congressman from Connecticut and then a federal district judge in New Haven. In 1840 he was the judge in the notorious Amistad case, determining whether the Africans who had seized the ship and landed by mistake at Long Island had been justly enslaved and should be returned to their Cuban owners. Judson was well known to be a Democrat and strongly pro-slavery. But he surprised everyone by setting the Africans free and ordering their return to Africa. The plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court, which upheld the decision.
  Person ID	I28184	Private
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Andrew Judson,   b. 1749   d. 1804 (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Work,   b. 1757   d. 1784?
  Family ID	F995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart