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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | Spencer Jarnagin |
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, Tennessee , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
00, 1792
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| Died | June 25, 1853
(61 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | JARNAGIN, Spencer, a Senator from Tennessee; born in Grainger County, Tenn., in 1792; pursued classical studies and graduated from Greenville College in 1813; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1817 and commenced practice in Knoxville; member, State senate 1833-1835; trustee of the East Tennessee College 1836-1851; moved to Athens, Tenn., in 1837 and continued the practice of his profession; presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1840; Whig nominee for United States Senator in 1841 but the general assembly adjourned without electing a Senator; elected as a Whig to the United States Senate and served from October 17, 1843, to March 3, 1847; chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Twenty-eighth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Senate and for member of the supreme court of Tennessee; moved to Memphis and continued the practice of law; died in Memphis, Tenn., June 25, 1853; interment in Elmwood Cemetery.
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