Spencer Jarnagin
Spencer Jarnagin | |
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United States Senator from Tennessee | |
In office October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | |
Preceded by | Alexander O. Anderson |
Succeeded by | John Bell |
Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
In office 1833–1835 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1792 Grainger County, Tennessee |
Died | June 25, 1851 (aged 58–59) Memphis, Tennessee |
Political party | Whig |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Spencer Jarnagin (1792 – June 25, 1851) was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1843 to 1847.
Life and career
Jarnagin was born in what was shortly to become
Whig ticket of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler in the 1840 United States presidential election
.
In 1841 he was nominated for U.S. Senator by the Whig
Democrats in the legislature decided that no Senator would be preferable to a Whig. Known as the "Immortal Thirteen" by Tennessee Democrats, they refused to allow a quorum on the issue. By the time Jarnagin was eventually elected to the seat and sworn in, over two and half years, almost half of the term, had elapsed. Jarnagin finally assumed office on October 17, 1843 and served until March 3, 1847. During this time, he served as the Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. The Whigs nominated him for a second term in 1847, but he was not elected, apparently the Democrats being more amenable to John Bell, another Whig who was eventually elected his successor; a subsequent campaign by Jarnagin for the Tennessee Supreme Court was likewise unsuccessful. Jarnagin moved to Memphis and continued his practice of law there. Jarnagin died from cholera at 1 A.M. on the morning of June 25, 1851 in Memphis.[1][2] He was interred in that city's Elmwood Cemetery
.
References
- ^ "Death of the Hon. Spencer Jarnagin". Mississippi Palladium. June 27, 1851.
- ^ "The Memphis papers announce the death of the Hon. Spencer Jarnagin". New Orleans Crescent. July 1, 1851.
External links
- United States Congress. "Spencer Jarnagin (id: J000059)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.