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Samuel Gholson
Democrat · House · Mississippi · 1835–1839
Samuel Gholson was a Democratic U.S. representative from Mississippi, serving 1835–1839. Cast 147 votes and missed 27.2%.
- Years in Congress
- 2
- Votes missed
- 27.2%
- Born
- 1808
- Died
- 1883
Biography
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.
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Terms in office
- House, Mississippi, -1th District1835–1837 · Jackson
- House, Mississippi, -1th District1837–1839 · Democrat
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Capitol Receipts, “Samuel Gholson (D-MS), House 1835–1839,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/past-member/G000149/samuel-gholson (accessed 2026-10-13).