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Robert Heriot Clarkson (21 Aug. 1863–27 Jan. 1942) was a Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1923 to 1942. He was also one of the leaders of the Prohibition movement in North Carolina.

Born in Kingville (later Kingville), in Richland County, South Carolina, to William Clarkson and Margaret Susan Fullerton Clarkson, Clarkson entered the North Carolina Military Institute in Charlotte in 1873, leaving in 1880 to work as a clerk in the law firm of Jones and Johnston.[1] In 1884, he spent nine months studying law at the University of North Carolina. After his admission to the bar in October of that year, he returned to Charlotte.[1] He served as Alderman and Vice Mayor of Charlotte, from 1887 to 1889, and from 1891 to 1893, and in 1888 entered into a law partnership with Charles H. Duls.[1]

Clarkson became a friend of, and campaign manager for, Governor Cameron Morrison, who appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1923 to replace Platt Walker, who had died.[1] Elected by the state's voters in 1924 and several subsequent times,[2][3] Clarkson was known to invoke his religious faith in rulings,[4] notably ruled in favor of a creationist preacher in a defamation case,[5] and cited both legal references and the Bible in his decisions.[6] He served until he died in office.[2]

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1. ^Robert Heriot Clarkson, Associate Justice - NC Supreme Court.
2. ^[https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/clarkson-robert-heriot NCpedia biography of Clarkson]
3. ^[https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/01313/ Heriot Clarkson Papers]
4. ^John W. Wertheimer, Law and Society in the South: A History of North Carolina Court Cases (2015), p. 4.
5. ^John W. Wertheimer, Law and Society in the South: A History of North Carolina Court Cases (2015), p. 81.
6. ^John W. Wertheimer, Law and Society in the South: A History of North Carolina Court Cases (2015), p. 87.
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