John Jameson (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Jameson (politician)

American farmer, lawyer, and politician from Missouri

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1802

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1857

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About John Jameson (politician)

  • John Jameson (March 6, 1802 – January 24, 1857) was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician from Fulton, Missouri.
  • He represented Missouri in the U.S.
  • House of Representatives. Jameson was born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky in Montgomery County, Kentucky on March 6, 1802.
  • He attended the common schools, moved to Callaway County, Missouri in 1825, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Fulton, Missouri. He served as a captain in the militia during the Black Hawk War.
  • He held several local offices, including: member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1830 to 1836; and Speaker of the House from 1834 to 1836. Jameson was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Albert G.
  • Harrison, and serving from December 12, 1839 to March 3, 1841.
  • He was not a candidate for renomination in 1840. In 1842 Jameson was again elected to the U.S.
  • House, serving the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845).
  • He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844. Jameson was elected to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849).
  • He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848. In his later years Jameson was a farmer, and was ordained as a minister in the Christian Church. As a lawyer, Jameson led the defense of a slave named Celia in what became an influential trial in the history of slavery.
  • Jameson's great uncle was Col.
  • John Jameson and he was a second cousin (twice removed) to George Washington.
  • Jameson died in Fulton, Missouri on January 24, 1857, and was interred in the Jameson family cemetery near Fulton.

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