Hamilton Rowan Gamble, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hamilton Rowan Gamble

American jurist and politician

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1798

Place of Birth: Winchester, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1864

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Hamilton Rowan Gamble (November 29, 1798 – January 31, 1864) was an American jurist and politician who served as the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court at the time of the Dred Scott Decision in 1852, writing a dissenting opinion when his colleagues voted to overturn the 28-year precedent in Missouri of "once free always free".
During the American Civil War, he was appointed as the Governor of Missouri by a Constitutional Convention after Union forces captured the state capital at Jefferson City and deposed the elected governor.