James Calvin McDearmon

James Calvin McDearmon (born June 13, 1844 in New Canton , Buckingham County , Virginia , †  July 19, 1902 in Trenton , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1897 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1846, James McDearmon came with his parents to Gibson County in Tennessee, where he attended Andrew College in Trenton between 1858 and 1861 . Between 1862 and 1865 he served in the Confederation Army during the Civil War . After completing a law degree and being admitted to the bar in 1867, he began working in his new profession in Trenton.

Politically, McDearmon was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1892 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Rice Alexander Pierce on March 4, 1893 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1897 . In 1896 he was no longer up for re-election by his party. In his place, his predecessor Pierce received this nomination. Subsequently, this was also elected as McDearmon's successor in Congress.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, James McDearmon returned to work as a lawyer. He died on June 19, 1902 in Trenton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• James Calvin McDearmon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Calvin McDearmon in the database of Find a Grave (English)