Spencer Jarnagin

Spencer Jarnagin
Spencer Jarnagin
United States Senator; fromTennessee
	In office; October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	Alexander O. Anderson
Succeeded by	John Bell
Member of theTennessee 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 aUnited States SenatorfromTennesseefrom 1843 to 1847.

Life and career

Jarnagin was born in what was shortly to becomeGrainger County, Tennessee.He graduated from Greenville College in 1813 and after the study oflawwas admitted to thebarin 1817. He served in theTennessee State Senatefrom 1833 to 1835. From 1836 to 1851 he served on the Board of Trustees for East Tennessee College, now theUniversity of Tennessee.He continued his practice of law after moving toAthens, Tennesseein 1837. Jarnagin was anelectorfor theWhigticket ofWilliam Henry HarrisonandJohn Tylerin the1840 United States presidential election.

In 1841 he was nominated for U.S. Senator by the Whigcaucusin theTennessee General Assembly.However, some of theDemocratsin 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 toJohn Bell,another Whig who was eventually elected his successor; a subsequent campaign by Jarnagin for theTennessee Supreme Courtwas likewise unsuccessful. Jarnagin moved toMemphisand 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'sElmwood 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.

U.S. Senate
Preceded by Alexander O. Anderson	U.S. senator (Class 2) from Tennessee October 17, 1843 – March 3, 1847 Served alongside:Ephraim H. FosterandHopkins L. Turney	Succeeded by John Bell

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[1] "Death of the Hon. Spencer Jarnagin".Mississippi Palladium.June 27, 1851.

[2] "The Memphis papers announce the death of the Hon. Spencer Jarnagin".New Orleans Crescent.July 1, 1851.

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Class 2	Blount J. Anderson Cocke Smith Whiteside Campbell Wharton Williams A. Jackson White A. Anderson Jarnagin Bell Nicholson Fowler Cooper Harris Turley Carmack Taylor Sanders Webb Shields Tyson Brock I Hull Bachman Berry Stewart Kefauver Walters Bass Baker Gore Jr. Mathews Thompson Alexander Hagerty

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