David V. Jennings [SEP] position held
David V. Jennings
David V. Jennings was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography.
Jennings was born in Keshena, Wisconsin in 1887. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1900. Later, he attended Marquette University, eventually graduating from Marquette University Law School in 1911.
Career.
Jennings was elected to the Assembly in 1912 and to the Senate in 1914 as a Democrat.
position and request that the legislature pass laws to discourage runaway slaves from seeking refuge in Indiana. Jennings said it was needed to "maintain harmony between the states".
From 1810 to 1820, the number of free blacks in Indiana increased from 400 to 1200. In 1820 the State Supreme Court case of Polly v. Lasselle ordered all slaves, except those held before the 1787 Northwest Territory Ordinance, to be freed. The new ruling led to a sharp decline in the state's slave population. In 1820 the census recorded