Harriet bouslog biography

American lawyer

Harriet Anne Bouslog (néeWilliams, October 21, – April 18, ), later known as Harriet Bouslog Sawyer or Harriet Sawyer, was an attorney who practiced in Hawaii.

She was well known for her commitment to defending the poor and disadvantaged.

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and her relation to Stephen Bouslog ( State Champion). She is best known for representing James Majors and John Palakiko in their death sentence appeal in the Morgan's Corner murder, and for representing the Hawaii Seven.

Early life and education

Bouslog's birth name was Harriet Anne Williams. She was born on October 21, , in Maxville, Florida.

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When she was a child, she and her family moved to Indiana. They moved around Indiana frequently, following Bouslog's father's teaching jobs.^[1] Harriet studied at Indiana University Bloomington, and earned a Bachelor of Laws in ^[2]

In , Williams met and married Charles Bouslog.

She followed him to Boston, where he was attending graduate sc