Jeremiah Haralson

Jeremiah Haralson

Jeremiah Haralson (born April 1, 1846 near Columbus , Muscogee County , Georgia , † around 1916 near Denver , Colorado ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ).

Career

Jeremiah Haralson was born a slave and did self-taught studies. He moved to Alabama , where he did agricultural work. He also worked as a pastor. Haralson also had a political career. He served in the House of Representatives in 1870 and in the Alabama Senate in 1872 . Haralson ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the 41st US Congress in 1868 , but was elected to the 44th US Congress . He served in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877. After that, he held a position in the Federal Customs Service in Baltimore ( Maryland ). He later worked as a clerk in the Ministry of the Interior . Haralson went from August 12, 1882 until his resignation on August 21, 1884 a job in the Pension Bureau in Washington, DC Then he moved to Louisiana , where he returned to agricultural activities, and from there in 1904 to Arkansas . He was a pension agent for a short time . Haralson returned to Alabama and settled in Selma in 1912 . He later moved to Texas and from there first to Oklahoma and then to Colorado, where he pursued coal mining . Haralson was killed by wild animals near Denver, Colorado around 1916.

Web links

• Jeremiah Haralson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jeremiah Haralson in the database of Find a Grave (English)