Henderson Middleton Somerville was a Professor, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and a Member of the Board of General Appraisers.
Somerville was born on March 23, 1837, in Madison County, Virginia. He received a Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown College of Kentucky and Southwestern University of Tennessee. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1856 from University of Alabama. He received a Master of Laws degree in 1859 from the Cumberland Law School.
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