John Davinier

Overview... a lawyer’s apprentice with a strong moral code. In hopes of pursuing a career in law, John becomes apprenticed to a wealthy judge named Lord Mansfield. John’s particularly interested in prosecuting the Zong case, in which a slave-ship captain drowned his human cargo – an act that John finds deplorable. As he works at the Mansfield house, John develops a close friendship with the family’s niece, Dido Elizabeth Belle, a young mixed-race woman with aristocratic English lineage.

Personality... open-minded, passionate, opinionated, and idealistic. John sees the inequality inherent in his 18^th century world and he believes he can end it by pushing for legal reform. He can be fiery, stubborn, and even a little insensitive, but it’s always in the interest of fighting for what he truly believes in.