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'''James Stone Chrisman''' (September 14, 1818 – July 29, 1881) was an [[Antebellum era|antebellum]] [[United States Representative]] from [[Kentucky]] and then a member of the [[Confederate States Congress]] during the [[American Civil War]]. |
'''James Stone Chrisman''' (September 14, 1818 – July 29, 1881) was an [[Antebellum era|antebellum]] [[United States Representative]] from [[Kentucky]] and then a member of the [[Confederate States Congress]] during the [[American Civil War]]. |
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Chrisman was born in [[Monticello, Kentucky]], where he attended the common |
Chrisman was born in [[Monticello, Kentucky]], where he attended the [[common school]]s. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice in Monticello. |
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Chrisman was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] in 1845 and 1847. He was a delegate to the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1849 and was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[Thirty-third Congress]] (March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855). He unsuccessfully contested the election of [[William Clayton Anderson|William C. Anderson]] to the [[Thirty-sixth Congress]] losing in a race that at one time was tied but at the time Congress started session was decided by 3 votes. A later review would increase that to 169 votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Contested Election|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/237559094|accessdate=21 January 2018|work=The Weekly Kentucky Tribune|date=22 June 1860}}</ref> |
Chrisman was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] in 1845 and 1847. He was a delegate to the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1849 and was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[Thirty-third Congress]] (March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855). He unsuccessfully contested the election of [[William Clayton Anderson|William C. Anderson]] to the [[Thirty-sixth Congress]], losing in a race that at one time was tied but at the time Congress started session was decided by 3 votes. A later review would increase that to 169 votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Contested Election|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/237559094|accessdate=21 January 2018|work=The Weekly Kentucky Tribune|date=22 June 1860}}</ref> |
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During the Civil War, Chrisman served as a representative from Kentucky to the [[First Confederate Congress|First]] and [[Second Confederate Congress]]es from 1862 to 1865. After the war, he served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives |
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Chrisman served as a representative from Kentucky to the [[First Confederate Congress|First]] and [[Second Confederate Congress]]es from 1862 to 1865. After the war, he served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1869–71. Later, he resumed the practice of law in Monticello, where he died in 1881. He was buried in a private cemetery on his farm. |
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Latest revision as of 00:57, 11 December 2024
James Stone Chrisman (September 14, 1818 – July 29, 1881) was an antebellum United States Representative from Kentucky and then a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Chrisman was born in Monticello, Kentucky, where he attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice in Monticello.
Chrisman was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1845 and 1847. He was a delegate to the Kentucky constitutional convention in 1849 and was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855). He unsuccessfully contested the election of William C. Anderson to the Thirty-sixth Congress, losing in a race that at one time was tied but at the time Congress started session was decided by 3 votes. A later review would increase that to 169 votes.[1]
During the Civil War, Chrisman served as a representative from Kentucky to the First and Second Confederate Congresses from 1862 to 1865. After the war, he served as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1869–71. Later, he resumed the practice of law in Monticello, where he died in 1881. He was buried in a private cemetery on his farm.
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "James Chrisman (id: C000376)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- ^ "The Contested Election". The Weekly Kentucky Tribune. 22 June 1860. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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