James S. Cothran
James Sproull Cothran (born August 8, 1830 in Abbeville , South Carolina , † December 5, 1897 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1887 and 1891 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .
Career
James Cothran attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1852 at the University of Georgia in Athens . After studying law, he began working as a lawyer. During the Civil War he was a soldier in the Confederate States Army .
In 1876 and 1880, Cothran served as a prosecutor in the eighth judicial district of South Carolina. In the same district he worked as a judge between 1881 and 1886. Cothran was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1886 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded D. Wyatt Aiken on March 4, 1887 . After a re-election in 1888, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1891 . In 1890, Cothran declined to run again. He died in New York on December 5, 1897.
Web links
- James S. Cothran in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- James S. Cothran in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Cothran, James S. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cothran, James Sproull (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1830 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | near Abbeville , South Carolina |
DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 1897 |
Place of death | New York City , New York |