<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<p>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.</p>
</abstract>

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.

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

British Journal of American Legal Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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...

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

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

© 2023 Robert M. Jarvis, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Sep 07, 2023

Page range: 255 - 292

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

KeywordsAfrica, 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

© 2023 Robert M. Jarvis, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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