James A. Horne
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James A. Horne | |
|---|---|
| 11th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office January 1852 – January 1854[1] | |
| Governor | Henry S. Foote |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bell[2] |
| Succeeded by | William H. Muse[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1818 or 1819 |
| Political party | Whig (1860) |
James A. Horne was an American politician.
Horne was born in 1818 or 1819.[3] In 1851, while living in Marion, Mississippi, Horne ran for the office of Secretary of State of Mississippi on the "Union Ticket" alongside Henry S. Foote.[4][5] He served as Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854.[2] He later moved to the town of Winchester, Mississippi, where he was a banker by profession.[6][3][7] As a Whig, he participated in the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1865.[6][3]
