|
| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
|
| Name | Jesse Bledsoe |
| Address |
, Kentucky , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
April 06, 1776
|
| Died | June 25, 1836
(60 years)
|
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Magical Horse
Mar 09, 2011 02:45pm |
| Tags |
|
| Info | BLEDSOE, Jesse, (uncle of Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, grandfather of Benjamin Gratz Brown), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Culpeper County, Va., April 6, 1776; when quite young moved with an elder brother to Kentucky; attended Transylvania Seminary and Transylvania University, Lexington Ky.; studied law in Lexington; admitted to the bar about 1800 and commenced practice; appointed secretary of state 1808; member, State house of representatives 1812; elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1813, until his resignation on December 24, 1814; member, State senate 1817-1820; judge of the Lexington circuit in 1822; settled in Lexington and was professor of law in Transylvania University; minister in the Disciples Church; moved to Mississippi in 1833 and to Texas in 1835; died near Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex., June 25, 1836.
[Link] |
 | BOOKS |
 |
|
| Title |
Purchase |
Contributor |
|
| Start Date |
End Date |
Type |
Title |
Contributor |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
| INFORMATION LINKS |
|
|
|
