John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne
John F. H. Claiborne | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin E. Plummer |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
| In office July 18, 1837 – February 5, 1838 | |
| Preceded by | vacant |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne April 24, 1809 Natchez, Mississippi |
| Died | May 17, 1884 (aged 75) Natchez, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Martha Dunbar |
| Children | 3 |
John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (April 24, 1809 – May 17, 1884) was a member of the
U. S. House of Representatives from Mississippi. He published History of Mississippi in 1880.[1]
Biography
Claiborne was named after
Corinne Claiborne Boggs
.
He was born in
Twenty-fourth Congress
, where he was a Representative from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837.
Claiborne presented credentials as a member-elect to the
New Orleans, Louisiana
and resumed newspaper interests.
He was appointed United States timber agent for Louisiana and Mississippi in 1853. He was the author of several historical works including his 1880 History of Mississippi.[citation needed]
He returned to his estate, "Dumbarton", near Natchez, and died there on May 17, 1884.[4] He is buried in Trinity Churchyard, Natchez, Mississippi.[5]
References
- ^ Mississippi, as a Province, Territory, and State: With Biographical Notices of Eminent Citizens. Power & Barksdale. 1880.
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-07-04
- ISBN 0-8061-3435-6.
- ^ "Death of J. F. H. Claiborne". Times-Picayune. New Orleans, LA. May 18, 1884. p. 4.
- ^ Alderman, Edwin Anderson; Harris, Joel Chandler; Kent, Charles William (1907). Library of Southern Literature: Biography. Vol. II: Boyle-Clarke. Atlanta, GA: Martin & Hoyt. p. 898.
External links
- United States Congress. "John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (id: C000404)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne at Find a Grave
- Life of J. F. H. Claiborne (1903), by Franklin Lafayette Riley
- Mississippi, as a province, territory, and state : with biographical notices of eminent citizens
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