George Shall Yerger (1808–1860) was a lawyer who was the first Tennessee Attorney General between 1831 and 1839.
He was born in Tennessee and had eight brothers. Edward M. Yerger was one of his children.
In 1839, Yerger moved to Mississippi. In 1844, Yerger served as lead defense counsel for Daniel W. Adams, for whom he won acquittal of murder charges. He often represented banking institutions during his career. Yerger died in a hunting accident.
References
- Green, John. "Four Attorneys-General and Reporters". 19 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (1945-1947). Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ^ Robertson, J.L. (2018). Heroes, Rascals, and the Law: Constitutional Encounters in Mississippi History. University Press of Mississippi. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-4968-1995-6. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Miller, Mary Carol (January 1996). Lost Mansions of Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617034213.
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