# Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon — The House of the Seven Gables character guide

> Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon in The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Jaffrey Pyncheon, Jaffrey, Judge Pyncheon, Governor Pyncheon, the Judge, the late Judge Pyncheon, Cousin Jaffrey

**First appearance:** 0001-the-house-of-the-seven-gables

## Who they are

The wealthy, hypocritical cousin who covets the family fortune and torments Clifford.

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