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James L. Alcorn

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(November 4, 1816 — December 19, 1894) Alcorn was an American politician and lawyer. James Lusk Alcorn was born in Golconda, Illinois and moved to Mississippi in 1844. Prior to 1844, Alcorn lived in Kentucky where he attended public school and graduated from Cumberland College. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives before studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1844. While in Mississippi, he served in various public offices including member of the State House of Representatives (1846, 1856, 1857) and member of the State Senate (1848-1854). Alcorn enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civll War. He presented his credentials to the Thirty-Ninth Congress and was not allowed a seat. He served as Governor of Mississippi from 1870 until 1871, when he resigned in order to serve in the United States Senate. Alcorn was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from December 1, 1871 to March 3, 1877. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000079]

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