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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeSpencer JARNAGIN
(1792-1853)
Senate Years of Service:
1843-1847Party: WhigJARNAGIN, 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.
Bibliography
McKellar, Kenneth. “Spencer Jarnagin,” in Tennessee
Senators as Seen by One of their Successors. Kingsport, Tenn.:
Southern Publishers, Inc., 1942, 231-237; Moore, Powell.
“James K. Polk and the Immortal Thirteen.” East
Tennessee Historical Society’s Publications 11 (1939):
20-33.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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