James L. Alcorn

Biography

Born 1816-11-04 · Died 1894-12-19

American politician (1816–1894)

Occupations

• politician
• lawyer

Terms in office & positions

• member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• Member of the Mississippi Senate
• Governor of Mississippi — 1870-03-01 – 1871-11-30
• Kentucky General Assembly — 1843-00-00 – 1844-00-00
• United States senator — 1871-12-01 – 1873-03-04
• United States senator — 1873-03-04 – 1875-03-04
• United States senator — 1875-03-04 – 1877-03-04

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