John J. McRae
John J. McRae | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 5th district | |
| In office December 7, 1858 – January 12, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Quitman |
| Succeeded by | Legrand W. Perce |
| 21st Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 10, 1854 – November 16, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Pettus |
| Succeeded by | William McWillie |
| United States Senator from Mississippi | |
| In office December 1, 1851 – March 17, 1852 | |
| Appointed by | James Whitfield |
| Preceded by | Jefferson Davis |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Adams |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1847–1851 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Jones McRae January 10, 1815 Sneedsboro, North Carolina |
| Died | May 31, 1868 (aged 53) Belize City, British Honduras (now Belize) |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Jones McRae (January 10, 1815 – May 31, 1868) was an American Democratic politician.[1]
Biography[]
McRae was born in Sneedsboro, North Carolina. In 1817, he moved with his parents to Winchester, Mississippi.[2]
He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.[1] During that time, he helped set up the University of Mississippi.[3] He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.[1] He also served as the 21st Governor of Mississippi from 1854 to 1857.[1]
He died on a visit to British Honduras (now Belize), where his brother Colin J. McRae lived in exile.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Colin J. McRae Collection, Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
- ^ "McRAE, John Jones, (1815 - 1868)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 2014. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ^ Jump up to: a b Donald C. Simmons, Jr., Confederate Settlements in British Honduras, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2001, p. 91 [1]
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