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 | |
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 May 19, 1808 Richmond, Kentucky, US |
Died | October 16, 1883 Aberdeen, Mississippi, US | (aged 75)
Resting place | Odd Fellows Cemetery Aberdeen, Mississippi |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | read law |
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.