John Hebron

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

Fictional character.


In the Sherlock Holmes stories

  • John Hebron was a lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia (YELL 121), described as "strikingly handsome and intelligent" and "a nobler man never walked the earth" but bearing unmistakable signs upon his features of his African descent (YELL 409).
  • He died during a yellow fever outbreak (YELL 122).