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James Sproull Cothran

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James Sproull Cothran

Birth
Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
5 Dec 1897 (aged 67)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
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Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
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U.S. Congressman. Born near Abbeville, South Carolina, he graduated from the University of Georgia in 1852, studied law, was admitted to the bar and proceeded to be a lawyer in private practice. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the Confederate Army. After the war, he was a solicitor of the eighth judicial circuit of South Carolina, (1876-80) and judge of the eighth judicial circuit of South Carolina, (1881-86). In 1887, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses, serving until 1891. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 67 in New York City.
U.S. Congressman. Born near Abbeville, South Carolina, he graduated from the University of Georgia in 1852, studied law, was admitted to the bar and proceeded to be a lawyer in private practice. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the Confederate Army. After the war, he was a solicitor of the eighth judicial circuit of South Carolina, (1876-80) and judge of the eighth judicial circuit of South Carolina, (1881-86). In 1887, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses, serving until 1891. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 67 in New York City.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7187952/james_sproull-cothran: accessed ), memorial page for James Sproull Cothran (8 Aug 1830–5 Dec 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7187952, citing Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.