Samuel Jameson Gholson

Judge Samuel Jameson Gholson

Personal

Birthday:

5/19/1808

Birthplace:

Madison County, KY

Date of Death:

10/16/1883

Place of Death:

Aberdeen, MS

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Athens, Mississippi, 1830-1839
State representative, Mississippi, 1835-1836, 1839, 1865-1866, 1878
U.S. representative from Mississippi, 1836-1837, 1837-1838
Mississippi State Militia lieutenant, 1846
Confederate Army major general, 1861-1865
Private practice, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1866-1878, 1878-1883

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1829

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi

Court Name:

Mississippi Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Martin Van Buren

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

02/13/1839

Termination Date:

01/10/1861

Termination Reason:

Resignation

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

Court Name - Second:

Mississippi Southern District Court

Commission Date - Second:

02/13/1839

Termination Date - Second:

01/10/1861

Termination Reason - Second:

Resignation