Edward Delosier

AKA: Edward D. Losure
Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Georgia
Time Imprisoned:
7 Days
Support
Indigenous Sovereignty
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Biography

Edward Delosier was a white resident of the Cherokee Nation convicted on September 15, 1831 under Georgia's law forbidding white persons to live in Cherokee territory without a state license. Sentenced to four years at hard labor, he accepted clemency and was discharged about September 22, 1831. (recorded in some sources as Edward D. Losure)

Case

Georgia Penitentiary
Charges: Residing within the Cherokee Nation without a license from the Governor and without taking the oath of allegiance to the State of Georgia, in violation of Georgia's act of December 22, 1830.
Incarcerated: Sep 15, 1831
Released: Sep 22, 1831
Sentence: Four years at hard labor; discharged on clemency before entering the penitentiary.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Georgia

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