Bay Minette in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Judge Harry Toulmin

(1766 – 1823)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

1. Judge Harry Toulmin plaque

Inscription. Born and educated in England, Toulmin became a Unitarian Minister and fled persecution in 1793. In the U.S. he served as President of Transylvania University and Secretary of the State of Kentucky. In 1804 Thomas Jefferson appointed him as the first federal judge for part of the Mississippi Territory – now southern Alabama. Toulmin issued the arrest warrant for Aaron Burr and helped prevent war with Spain. He wrote the first digest of laws of Alabama. His judicial territory included Baldwin County, and he was Baldwin County's only delegate to the First Alabama Constitutional Convention in 1819.

Erected 2009 by Baldwin County.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, and the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 30° 52.97′ N, 87° 46.452′ W. Marker is in Bay Minette, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is at the intersection of Courthouse Square (U.S. 31) and

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Hand Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Courthouse Square. Located in front of the Baldwin County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 Courthouse Square, Bay Minette AL 36507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A County Older Than the State, Baldwin County (a few steps from this marker); Bottle Creek Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Baldwin County Eternal Flame Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Rueben Sims

Plaque and stone in front of the Baldwin County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

2. Plaque and stone in front of the Baldwin County Courthouse.

(within shouting distance of this marker); Bay Minette Korean War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bay Minette, Alabama (about 700 feet away); Stephen J. Boykin / The American Banner (approx. 1.4 miles away); Kennedy Mill, c.1811 (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay Minette.

Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on Harry Toulmin. (Submitted on January 15, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Encyclopedia of Alabama article on Harry Toulmin. (Submitted on January 15, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Additional keywords. Unitarian Universalism

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

3. Judge Harry Toulmin plaque.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,632 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.