James L. Jamison (died July 2, 1873) was a farmer, teacher, businessman, and state legislator in South Carolina.
James L. Jamison | |
|---|---|
| South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| South Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1870–1872 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | July 2, 1873 |
| Political party | Republican |
Jamison sat in the South Carolina Senate representing Orangeburg during the Reconstruction era. He was a Republican elected to terms in 1870 and 1872.[1] He was African American.[2][3] He was a teacher of freedmen.[4] In 1878, after Democrats regained control state government in South Carolina, he was accused of receiving a payoff in lieu of a debt he was owed from an insolvent bank propped up by legislators who were paid off.[5]
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edit- ^ "Death of Senator Jamison". The Orangeburg News. July 5, 1873. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Holt, Thomas Cleveland (June 9, 1977). Black Over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007750 – via Google Books.
- ^ General Assembly, South Carolina (June 9, 1873). "Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina". South Carolina General Assembly – via Google Books.
- ^ "Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, Being the Sessions of ..." Charles P. Pelham, State Printer. South Carolina Senate. June 9, 1869 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Report of the Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds and Election of Hon. J.J. Patterson to the United States Senate: Made to the General Assembly of South Carolina at the Regular Session 1877-78". Calvo & Patton, state printers. South Carolina General Assembly Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds. June 9, 1878 – via Google Books.
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