John Jameson | |
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| Member of theU.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 | (1802-03-06)March 6, 1802 |
| Died | January 24, 1857(1857-01-24) (aged 54) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Relations | Richard Reid Rogers (grandson) |
John Jameson (March 6, 1802 – January 24, 1857) was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician fromFulton, Missouri. He representedMissouri in theUS House of Representatives.
Jameson was born inMount Sterling, Kentucky inMontgomery County, Kentucky on March 6, 1802. He attended the common schools, moved toCallaway County, Missouri in 1825, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice inFulton, Missouri. He owned slaves.[1]
He served as a captain in the militia during theBlack Hawk War between April and August 1832. He held several local offices including member of theMissouri House of Representatives from 1830 to 1836 and theSpeaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1834 to 1836.
Jameson was elected as aDemocrat to the26th Congress and filled the vacancy that had been caused by the death ofAlbert 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 the28th Congress from March 1843 to March 3, 1845. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844.[2] Jameson was again elected to the30th Congress and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848.[3]
In 1855, as a lawyer, Jameson led the defense of a slave namedCelia in what became aninfluential 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 theChristian Church.
Jameson was married to Susan A. Harris (1814–1890), a daughter of Tyre Harris and Sarah (née Garland) Harris. Together, they were the parents of:
Jameson died inFulton, Missouri on January 24, 1857, and was interred in the Jameson family cemetery near Fulton.[7]
Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was a grandfather ofRichard Reid Rogers, theMilitary Governor of Panama Canal Zone under PresidentTheodore Roosevelt. Richard's daughter, Elizabeth Reid Rogers, married into theGerman nobility and theHouse of Hesse,[10] by marryingPrince Christian of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, a son ofPrince William, in 1915 and being titled Baroness von Barchfeld.[11]
His great uncle wasCol. John Jameson and he was a first cousin (thrice removed) toGeorge Washington.[12]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's at-large congressional district 1839–1841 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's at-large congressional district 1843–1845 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by None (New district) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 2nd congressional district 1847–1849 | Succeeded by |
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