Samuel J. Gholson
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Samuel Jameson Gholson (May 19, 1808 – October 16, 1883) was a United States representative from Mississippi, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and a General in the Confederate States Army.
Quick Facts Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Appointed by ...
Samuel J. Gholson | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
In office February 13, 1839 – January 10, 1861 | |
Appointed by | Martin Van Buren |
Preceded by | George Adams |
Succeeded by | Robert Andrews Hill |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
In office July 18, 1837 – February 5, 1838 | |
Preceded by | himself |
Succeeded by | Thomas J. Word |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
In office December 1, 1836 – March 3, 1837 | |
Preceded by | David Dickson |
Succeeded by | himself |
Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office 1865–1866 | |
Preceded by | Lock E. Houston |
Succeeded by | F. E. Franklin |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Monroe County district | |
In office January 1878 – January 1880 Serving with N. W. Hatch Wright Cunningham | |
Preceded by | A. J. Sykes W. W. Troupe J. M. Trice |
Succeeded by | E. O. Sykes J. C. Burdine A. Carter |
In office 1865–1866 Serving with Joel M. Acker | |
Preceded by | J. L. Tindall L. B. Moore |
Succeeded by | William Hodges |
In office 1839 | |
Preceded by | Lemuel Prewett G. Jowers |
Succeeded by | John R. Greer Joel M. Acker |
In office 1835–1836 Serving with James McKinney (1836 only) | |
Preceded by | John Bell |
Succeeded by | James McKinney J. R. Bell |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Jameson Gholson (1808-05-19)May 19, 1808 Richmond, Kentucky, US |
Died | October 16, 1883(1883-10-16) (aged 75) Aberdeen, Mississippi, US |
Resting place | Odd Fellows Cemetery Aberdeen, Mississippi |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | read law |
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