James F. Trotter

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James F. Trotter

James Fisher Trotter (born November 5, 1802 in Brunswick County , Virginia , † March 9, 1866 in Holly Springs , Mississippi ) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented the state of Mississippi in the US Senate .

Born in Virginia, he soon moved to Tennessee , where he attended private schools and then studied law. He graduated in 1820 and opened his office in Hamilton , Mississippi in 1823 .

From 1827 to 1829 he was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives , then he was a member of the State Senate until 1833 . Then he became a judge in Mississippi. In 1838 he briefly took over the post of Democrat John Black in the US Senate, who had resigned. His term of office lasted from January 22nd to July 10th, 1838. Then he also resigned.

Between 1839 and 1842 he was a judge on the Supreme Court of Mississippi before he also resigned from that office. He had reopened his own practice in Holly Springs in 1840. From 1860 to 1862 he was a professor of law at the University of Mississippi .

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  • James F. Trotter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Trotter, James F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trotter, James Fisher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Brunswick County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1866
Place of death Holly Springs , Mississippi