Claiborne, John Francis Hamtramck. Historical account of Hancock County and the sea board of Mississippi. New Orleans, La.: Hopkin's Printing Office, [1876].
CLAIBORNE, John Francis Hamtramck, (nephew of William Charles Cole Claiborne, nephew of Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne, grandnephew of Thomas Claiborne, great–grandfather of Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr., great–great–grandfather of Claiborne de Borda Pell, great–great–granduncle of Corinne Claiborne Boggs), A Representative from Mississippi; born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., April 24, 1809; attended school in Virginia; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice at Natchez, Miss.; member of the State house of representatives 1830-1834; moved to Madison County, Miss.; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1837); presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from July 18, 1837, until February 5, 1838, when the seat was declared vacant; engaged in newspaper work in Natchez, Miss.; moved to New Orleans, La., in 1844 and resumed newspaper interests; appointed United States timber agent for Louisiana and Mississippi in 1853; author of several historical works; returned to his estate, "Dumbarton," near Natchez, Miss., and died there on May 17, 1884; interment in Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.
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[ Top ]Claiborne, John Francis Hamtramck. Historical account of Hancock County and the sea board of Mississippi. New Orleans, La.: Hopkin's Printing Office, [1876].
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