Samuel Jameson Gholson
Personal
Birthday:
5/19/1808
Birthplace:
Madison County, KY
Date of Death:
10/16/1883
Place of Death:
Aberdeen, MS
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
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
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1829 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
Court Name:
Mississippi Northern District Court
President Nominating:
Martin Van Buren
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
02/13/1839
Termination Date:
01/10/1861
Termination Reason:
Resignation
Court Name - Second:
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
Court Name - Second:
Mississippi Southern District Court
Commission Date - Second:
02/13/1839
Termination Date - Second:
01/10/1861
Termination Reason - Second:
Resignation