Semmes, Joseph Green (P23836)
- Id
- P23836
- Last
- Semmes
- First
- Joseph
- Middle
- Green
- Prefix
- -
- Suffix
- -
- Alternative Names
- -
- Display name
- -
- Birth year
- 1822
- Birth month
- 2
- Birth day
- 12
- Death year
- 1847
- Death month
- 7
- Death day
- 9
- Name source note
-
Committed suicide on July 9, 1847 at his brother's home in Georgia. Infamous for murdering Professor John A.G. Davis on November 12, 1840. After the murder Semmes was imprisoned, released on bail, fled, and was not seen again near the University for the rest of his life.
- Person types
- student
- Reason for leaving
- Murdered John A.G. Davis
- Recorded race
- -
- Race
- white
- Race source note
- Sources
- Univ. Cat., 17th Ses., 1840-1841
- Note
- Places
- Washington, Ga. (PL4187) (home), Washington, Ga. (PL4187) (place of death)
- Person courses
- -
- Person corporate bodies
- University of Virginia (student) (1840-1841)
- Name as recorded
- Semmes, Joseph G.
- Place as recorded
- Washington, Ga.
- School as recorded
- M, N P, C,
- Years as recorded
- 1840
- Other as recorded
- 1
- Name status
- @@9kUTR
- Vetted
- Bio sketch
- Cooper link
- https://uvastudents.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/joseph-green-semmes-redux/
- References
- -
- Merge history
