# Mr. Loring — Essays character guide

> Mr. Loring in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0023-slavery-in-massachusetts

## Who they are

Local official or acquaintance mentioned in passing.

## In the story

### [Slavery in Massachusetts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/slavery-in-massachusetts)

The judge presiding over Burns' case, criticized by Thoreau for his absurd and immoral role in deciding a question already settled by eternity.

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