James L. Jamison

James L. Jamison (died July 2, 1873) was a farmer, teacher, businessman, and state legislator in South Carolina.

James L. Jamison
South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina Senate
In office
1870–1872
Personal details
DiedJuly 2, 1873
Political partyRepublican

Jamison sat in the South Carolina Senate representing Orangeburg during the Reconstruction era. He was a Republican elected to terms in 1870 and 1872.[1] He was African American.[2][3] He was a teacher of freedmen.[4] In 1878, after Democrats regained control state government in South Carolina, he was accused of receiving a payoff in lieu of a debt he was owed from an insolvent bank propped up by legislators who were paid off.[5]

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References
  1. "Death of Senator Jamison". The Orangeburg News. July 5, 1873. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
  2. Holt, Thomas Cleveland (June 9, 1977). Black Over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252007750 – via Google Books.
  3. General Assembly, South Carolina (June 9, 1873). "Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina". South Carolina General Assembly – via Google Books.
  4. "Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, Being the Sessions of ..." Charles P. Pelham, State Printer. South Carolina Senate. June 9, 1869 – via Google Books.
  5. "Report of the Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds and Election of Hon. J.J. Patterson to the United States Senate: Made to the General Assembly of South Carolina at the Regular Session 1877-78". Calvo & Patton, state printers. South Carolina General Assembly Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds. June 9, 1878 – via Google Books.


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