John J. McRae
John J. McRae | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of RepresentativesfromMississippi's5th district | |
| In office December 7, 1858 – January 12, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Quitman |
| Succeeded by | Legrand W. Perce |
| 21stGovernor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 10, 1854 – November 16, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Pettus |
| Succeeded by | William McWillie |
| United States Senator fromMississippi | |
| In office December 1, 1851 – March 17, 1852 | |
| Appointed by | James Whitfield |
| Preceded by | Jefferson Davis |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Adams |
| Member of theMississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1847–1851 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Jones McRae January 10, 1815 Sneedsboro, North Carolina,United States |
| Died | May 31, 1868(aged 53) Belize City,British Honduras |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Jones McRae(January 10, 1815 – May 31, 1868) was an American politician in Mississippi. ADemocrat,[1]he served in theMississippi House of Representatives,the U.S. Senate, and asgovernor of Mississippi.
Biography
[edit]McRae was born inSneedsboro, North Carolina.In 1817, he moved with his parents toWinchester, Mississippi.[2]In 1834, McRae founded the town ofEnterpriseinClarke County.McRae attempted to navigate theChickasawhay Riverby steamboat, and in 1842 took a steamboat fromLake Ponchartrainto Enterprise.[3]
He served in theMississippi House of Representativesfrom 1847 to 1851.[1]During that time, he helped set up theUniversity of Mississippi.[4]He also representedMississippiin theUnited States Senatein 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in theConfederate Congressduring theAmerican Civil War.[1]He also served as the 21stGovernor of Mississippifrom 1854 to 1857.[1]
He died on a visit toBritish Honduras(nowBelize), where his brotherColin J. McRaelived in exile.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abcdColin J. McRae Collection,Columbia, South Carolina:South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
- ^"McRAE, John Jones, (1815 - 1868)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891).A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis.Jackson, Mississippi: R. H. Henry & Company. p. 461.
- ^abDonald C. Simmons, Jr.,Confederate Settlements in British Honduras,Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2001, p. 91[1]
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