John J. McRae
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| John Jones McRae | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 5th district | |
| In office December 7, 1858 – January 12, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | John A. Quitman |
| Succeeded by | Legrand W. Perce |
| 21st Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 10, 1854 – November 16, 1857 |
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| Preceded by | John J. Pettus |
| Succeeded by | William McWillie |
| United States Senator from Mississippi |
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| In office December 1, 1851 – March 17, 1852 |
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| Preceded by | Jefferson Davis |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Adams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1815 Sneedsboro, North Carolina |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Belize City, British Honduras (now Belize) |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Jones McRae (January 10, 1815 – May 31, 1868) was an American Democratic politician.[1]
Biography
McRae was born in Sneedsboro, North Carolina. In 1817, he moved with his parents to Winchester, Mississippi.[2]
He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.[1] During that time, he helped set up the University of Mississippi.[3] He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.[1] He then served as the 21st Governor of Mississippi from 1854 to 1857.[1]
He died on a visit to Belize, where his brother Colin J. McRae lived in exile.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Colin J. McRae Collection, Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Donald C. Simmons, Jr., Confederate Settlements in British Honduras, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2001, p. 91 [1]
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Mississippi 1851–1852 Served alongside: Henry S. Foote, Walker Brooke |
Succeeded by Stephen Adams |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Mississippi 1854-1857 |
Succeeded by William McWillie |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 5th congressional district 1858 – 1861 |
Succeeded by Legrand W. Perce |
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