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Samuel Jameson Gholson
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Samuel Jameson Gholson served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Appointed by Martin Van Buren and confirmed Feb 13, 1839.
- Appointed by
- Martin Van Buren
- Confirmed
- Feb 13, 1839
- Born
- 1808
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of MississippiMartin Van Buren · Feb 13, 1839 – Jan 10, 1861
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of MississippiMartin Van Buren · Feb 13, 1839 – Jan 10, 1861
Education
- Read law1829
Career
Private practice, Athens, Mississippi, 1830-1839; State representative, Mississippi, 1835-1836, 1839, 1865-1866, 1878; U.S. representative from Mississippi, 1836-1837, 1837-1838; Mississippi State Militia lieutenant, 1846; Confederate Army major general, 1861-1865; Private practice, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1866-1878, 1878-1883
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