James Gordon (Mississippi politician)
James Gordon | |
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United States Senator from Mississippi | |
In office December 23, 1909 – February 22, 1910 | |
Appointed by | Edmond Noel |
Preceded by | Anselm J. McLaurin |
Succeeded by | LeRoy Percy |
Personal details | |
Born | Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi | December 6, 1833
Died | November 28, 1912 Okolona, Mississippi | (aged 78)
Political party | Democratic |
James Gordon (December 6, 1833 – November 28, 1912) was an American planter, writer, former Confederate officer and politician from
During the
The day after his appointment by Governor Noel to the United States Senate, Gordon was identified by the Memphis Press-Scimitar as a former fugitive who had been sought as a suspect in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Gordon was listed in 1865 by the United States government as a fugitive, and a reward of $10,000 had been offered for his capture, dead or alive. Later that year, he was ruled out of the suspects.[1] Gordon had admitted that he had met with John Wilkes Booth in Montreal in March 1865, and had discussed plans to kidnap Lincoln, but denied any discussion of an assassination.[2]
Gordon served as an appointed U.S. Senator, until February 22, 1910, when he was succeeded by LeRoy Percy, who had been elected by the legislature.
References
- ^ "New Senator Once Fugitive", New York Times, December 29, 1909, p1
- ^ William A. Tidwell, Come Retribution: The Confederate Secret Service and the Assassination of Lincoln (University Press of Mississippi, 1988), pp405-410
External links
United States Congress. "GORDON, James (id: G000312)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.