James Mullins

James Mullins

James Mullins (born September 15, 1807 in Bedford County , Tennessee , †  June 26, 1873 in Shelbyville , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1867 and 1869 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Mullins attended schools in his home country and then completed an apprenticeship as a machine fitter. In 1831 he became a colonel in the state militia. Between 1840 and 1846, Mullins was sheriff's chief of police in Bedford County. In the run-up to the civil war , he advocated the state of Tennessee to remain in the Union. Because of this attitude, he had to flee his homeland in 1862. As a result, he took part in the civil war as a soldier in the Union Army . After the war, he was elected Republican to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1865 , where he remained until 1867.

In the congressional election of 1866 Mullins was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Edmund Cooper on March 4, 1867 . Until March 3, 1869 he was able to complete a legislative term in Congress . These were determined by the tensions between his party and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial against the president.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, James Mullins withdrew from politics. He died in Shelbyville on June 26, 1873.

Web links

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

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