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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Jesse Speight |
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Stantonsburg, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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September 21, 1795
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| Died | May 01, 1847
(51 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | SPEIGHT, Jesse, a Representative from North Carolina and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Greene County, N.C., September 22, 1795; attended the country schools
NC house of commons 1820, and served as speaker
NC state senate 1823-1828
US House (D-NC) 1829-1837; was not a candidate for renomination
Moved to Plymouth, Miss. in 1837
MS state senate 1841-1844, and served as president
US Senate (D-MS) 1845-1847 (died in office); chairman, Committee on Engrossed Bills (Twenty-ninth Congress), Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses (Twenty-ninth Congress)
Died in Columbus, Miss., May 1, 1847; interment in Friendship Cemetery.
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