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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeJames MULLINS
(1807-1873)
MULLINS, James, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Bedford County, Tenn.,
September 15, 1807; completed preparatory studies; apprenticed to
the millwright’s trade; colonel of the State militia in 1831;
sheriff of Bedford County 1840-1846; compelled to flee from his
home in 1862 on account of his loyalty to the Union; during the
Civil War served in the Union Army 1862-1864; member of the State
house of representatives, 1865-1867; elected as a Republican to the
Fortieth Congress (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1869); died in
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tenn., June 26, 1873; interment in the
Arnold Graveyard, about nine miles northeast of Shelbyville.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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