Samuel Jameson Gholson
Samuel Jameson Gholson (1808-1883) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
He was nominated by President Martin Van Buren on February 9, 1839. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 1839, and received commission that same day. He resigned on January 10, 1861.[1]
Early life and education
- Read law, 1829[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Athens, Mississippi, 1830-1839
- Member, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1835-1836
- U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1836-1837, 1837-1838
- Member, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1839
- Mississippi State Militia Lieutenant, 1846
- Confederate Army Major General, 1861-1865
- Member, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1865-1866
- Private practice, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1866-1878
- Member, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1878
- Private practice, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1878-1883[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Mississippi
Gholson was nominated by President Martin Van Buren on February 9, 1839 to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 1839, and received commission that same day. He resigned on January 10, 1861.[1]
External links
- Biography from a Civil War Reference website.
- Judge Gholson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Gholson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: George Adams |
Northern District of Mississippi 1839–1861 Seat #1T |
Succeeded by: Robert Andrews Hill
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| Van Buren |
Daniel • Mahlon Dickerson • Philemon Dickerson • Gholson • Gilchrist • Lawrence • Mason • McKinley • Nicoll • Pennybacker | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Halil Ozerden • Henry Wingate • Daniel Jordan • Carlton W. Reeves • Kristi Johnson • Taylor McNeel | ||
| Senior judges |
David Bramlette • Tom Lee (Mississippi) • Louis Guirola • Keith Starrett • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Michael Parker (Mississippi) • Keith Ball • Robert Myers (Mississippi) • LaKeysha Greer Isaac • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Adams • Samuel Jameson Gholson • Robert Andrews Hill • Charles Pickering • Henry Clay Niles • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • William Barbour • Walter Gex • Dan Russell • Sidney Mize • James Summer • William Harold Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Henry Wingate • William Barbour • Tom Lee (Mississippi) • Dan Russell • Daniel Jordan • Sidney Mize • William Harold Cox • Walter Nixon • | ||
