James Phelan

James Phelan (born October 11, 1821 in Huntsville , Alabama , † May 17, 1873 ) was an American politician . He represented the state of Mississippi during the Civil War as a Senator in the Confederate Congress .

Phelan's political career began just before the outbreak of the Civil War when he was elected to the Mississippi Senate in 1860 . After the start of the war, he was elected to the first Confederate Congress in 1861 , to which he was a senator from February 18, 1862 to February 17, 1864. In the second Confederate Congress , John William Clark Watson took his seat in the Senate.

After the war ended, James Phelan was no longer politically active. He died in 1873 and was buried in Aberdeen, Mississippi. His son James was from 1887 to 1891 a Democratic MP in the US House of Representatives , where he represented the state of Tennessee .

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SURNAME	Phelan, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 11, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH	Huntsville , Alabama
DATE OF DEATH	May 17, 1873