John Jameson (politician)
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John Jameson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | William Van Ness Bay |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Sterling Price |
| Constituency | at-large |
| In office December 12, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Galliton Harrison |
| Succeeded by | John C. Edwards |
| Constituency | at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1802 |
| Died | January 24, 1857 (aged 54) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Relations | Richard Reid Rogers (grandson) |
John Jameson (March 6, 1802 – January 24, 1857) was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician from Fulton, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the US House of Representatives.
Jameson was born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky in Montgomery County, Kentucky on March 6, 1802. He attended the common schools, moved to Callaway County, Missouri in 1825, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Fulton, Missouri. He owned slaves.[1]
Career
He served as a captain in the militia during the Black Hawk War between April and August 1832. He held several local offices including member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1830 to 1836 and the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1834 to 1836.
Jameson was elected as a Democrat to the 26th Congress and filled the vacancy that had been caused by the death of Albert G. Harrison. Serving from December 12, 1839, to March 3, 1841, he was not a candidate for renomination in 1840. In 1842, Jameson was again elected to the House and served the 28th Congress from March 1843 to March 3, 1845. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844.[2] Jameson was again elected to the 30th Congress and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848.[3]
Later life
In 1855, as a lawyer, Jameson led the defense of a slave named Celia in what became an influential trial of a slave.[4] He based his unsuccessful "defense on the premise that under Missouri law Celia possessed the same right to use deadly force to defend her honor as did white women."[5]
In his later years, Jameson was a farmer and was ordained as a minister in the Christian Church.
