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A Key West “jack-of-all-trades”: The Strange Life, and Peculiar Death, of Dr. Daniel W. Whitehurst

Robert M. Jarvis

Jarvis, Robert M.

Sep 07, 2023

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British Journal of American Legal Studies

Volume 12 (2023): Issue 2 (September 2023)

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Published Online: Sep 07, 2023

Page range: 255 - 292

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2023-0023

Keywords
Africa, Confederate States of America, Cuba, Disease, Early Newspapers, Florida Keys, Florida Politics, Forts, Key West, Medical Education, Slavery, Spain, St. Augustine (Florida), Suicide, U.S. Civil War

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In 1845, lawyer-turned-physician Daniel W. Whitehurst, originally from Virginia, moved to Key West. By the time of his death in 1872, Whitehurst had served as the city's mayor, state senator, and captain of its rebel guard. Nevertheless, Whitehurst now is an unknown figure. Buried with him is his cause of death, which may have been suicide.

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Journal Subjects:: Law, History, Philosophy and Sociology of Law, International Law, Foreign Law, Comparative Law, International Law, Foreign Law, Comparative Law, other, Public Law, Public Law, other

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