James S. Madison | |
|---|---|
| 44th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1890 – January 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Charles B. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Hugh McQueen Street |
| Member of theMississippi House of Representatives from theNoxubee County district | |
| In office January 1886 – December 25, 1892 Serving with 1890-1892:T. J. O'Neil,C. M. Thomas 1888-1890:J. L. Clemens,C. M. Thomas 1886-1888:J. L. Clemens,J. A. Nicholson | |
| Preceded by | A. W. Simpson J. L. Clemens A. J. Boswell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1846-03-26)March 26, 1846 |
| Died | December 25, 1892(1892-12-25) (aged 46) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nettie Carpenter (m. 1876) |
| Children | 6 |
James S. Madison (March 26, 1846 – December 25, 1892) was an American politician and planter. He was the 44th Speaker of theMississippi House of Representatives, serving from 1890 to 1892.
James S. Madison was born on March 26, 1846, inMarengo County, Alabama.[1][2] He was one of ten children of L. W. Madison and his wife, Frances Delilah (Tucker) Madison.[2] James's brother,John E. Madison, would serve in theMississippi Legislature in 1880. When James was a child, he moved with his parents toMississippi, first toLowndes County and then toNoxubee County.[1][2] James attended only the common schools.[1] During theCivil War, Madison served in theConfederate Army.[2] He became a planter and was able to acquire considerable amount of property.[1][2]
Madison was a member of theDemocratic Party.[3] After the end ofReconstruction, Madison was elected to the position of theJustice of the Peace of his district.[2] In 1885, he was elected to representNoxubee County in theMississippi House of Representatives for the 1886-1888 term.[1][2][4] He was re-elected in 1887 for the 1888-1890 term.[1][2][4] He was re-elected again in 1889 for the 1890-1892 term.[1][2][4] At the start of that term in January 1890, Madison was chosen byacclamation to be the Speaker of the House.[1][2] Madison was, also byacclamation, recommended to be a delegate toMississippi's Constitutional Convention of 1890, but circumstances prevented him from attending.[2] Madison was re-elected to the House in 1891 for the 1892-1894 term.[1] He died in office of an illness on December 25, 1892.[1]
In 1888, Madison authored a bill that granted relief to certain Confederate Civil War veterans living inMississippi.[2] In addition, Madison authored a bill that required chancery clerks to keepledger accounts against each officer in the state.[2] He also authored a bill that assessed the lands in each county, and a bill that made it amisdemeanor to not paypoll taxes.[2]
Madison married Nettie Carpenter in 1876.[1][2] They had six children, five of whom survived James when he died.[1][2] By 1891, Madison weighed 320 pounds.[2]
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