Samuel J. Gholson
Samuel J. Gholson | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District and the Southern District of Mississippi | |
| In office February 13, 1839 – January 10, 1861 | |
| Appointed by | Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by | George Adams |
| Succeeded by | Robert Andrews Hill |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
| In office December 1, 1836 – February 5, 1838 | |
| Preceded by | David Dickson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Word |
| Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1865–1866 | |
| Preceded by | Lock E. Houston |
| Succeeded by | F. E. Franklin |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Monroe County district | |
| In office January 1878 – January 1880 Serving with N. W. Hatch Wright Cunningham | |
| Preceded by | A. J. Sykes W. W. Troupe J. M. Trice |
| Succeeded by | E. O. Sykes J. C. Burdine A. Carter |
| In office 1865–1866 | |
| Preceded by | J. L. Tindall L. B. Moore |
| Succeeded by | William Hodges |
| In office 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Lemuel Prewett G. Jowers |
| Succeeded by | John R. Greer Joel M. Acker |
| In office 1835–1836 Serving with James McKinney (1836) | |
| Preceded by | John Bell |
| Succeeded by | James McKinney J. R. Bell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Jameson Gholson May 19, 1808 Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1883 (aged 75) Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Odd Fellows Cemetery Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | read law |
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.