Historedia
Person

Charles Stewart (Stewart)

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1771–1793

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Charles Stewart (Stewart), with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Somersett's Case

    1771–1793

    Role: Somerset's master who sought to send him to Jamaica for sale

    1. October 1771 · Court of King's Bench, EnglandSomerset's escape and habeas corpus application

      After Somerset escaped in October 1771 and was seized for sale in Jamaica, his friends sought a writ of habeas corpus from the Court of King's Bench.

    2. 1772–1793 · England and WalesLimited effect and continued enslavement

      The ruling did not end slavery: kidnapping for sale continued in English ports, and Mansfield's great-niece Dido Elizabeth Belle remained enslaved in his household until 1793.

    3. 22 January – 7 February 1772 · Court of King's BenchHearings before the King's Bench

      Mansfield ordered a hearing for 22 January 1772, but after an adjournment and counsel's preparation the case was not heard until 7 February 1772.

    4. 22 June 1772 · Court of King's Bench, EnglandMansfield's judgment of 22 June 1772

      On 22 June 1772 Mansfield ruled that a master could not carry his slave out of England by force, a judgment on the legality of keeping slaves in England.

Sources

  1. Somerset v Stewart Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19