James Ronald Chalmers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Ronald Chalmers
American lawyer, politician, and Brigadier-General in the Confederate States Army
Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1831
Place of Birth: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 09-Apr-1898
Profession: lawyer, politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About James Ronald Chalmers
- James Ronald Chalmers (January 11, 1831 – April 9, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician, a state senator in Mississippi and United States Congressman for several terms from the state's 6th congressional district, beginning in 1876. Chalmers was re-elected in 1880 but the election was contested by his Republican African-American opponent, John R.
- Lynch.
- Congress awarded the seat to Lynch because of marked election fraud by the Democrats.
- In 1882 Chalmers ran as an Independent Democrat on a fusionist ticket, with support by Republicans and Greenbackers.
- He contested the victory of the regular Democrat, and Congress finally awarded the seat to Chalmers, seating him in 1884.
- He left politics after losing election in the fall of 1884. Chalmers had served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
- Initially commissioned as a captain of infantry, he reached the rank of brigadier general and was a noted cavalry commander involved in numerous actions.
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