Zephaniah Platt

Zephaniah Platt (March 31, 1796 – April 20, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician from Michigan. He was Michigan Attorney General from 1841 to 1843. Life Platt was born on March 31, 1796, in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York. He was the son of New York Supreme Court Justice Jonas Platt and Helena (nee Livingston) Platt (1767-1859), and was baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Pleasant Valley, N.Y. Among his siblings was sister, Helen Livingston Platt, who married Truman Parmelee and, after his death, Dr. Henry W. Bell. He was a grandson of Zephaniah Platt, and a nephew of Charles Z. Platt and of John Henry Livingston. Career He removed to the Michigan Territory and practiced law at Jackson, Michigan. Platt, an antislavery Whig, was Attorney General of the State of Michigan from 1841 to 1843. He also served as a vice president in the American Anti-Slavery Society.