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Benjamin Duke Nabers

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Benjamin Duke Nabers Famous memorial

Birth
Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
6 Sep 1878 (aged 65)
Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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US Representative from Mississippi. He had moved to Hickory Flat, Mississippi, was a commission merchant and held several local offices. He was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-second Congress and served March 4, 1851 To March 3, 1853. Unsuccessful Unionist candidate for reelection, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860. Later that year he was a presidential elector on the Constitutional-Union ticket of Bell and Everett. He returned to Mississippi and settled at Holly Springs, Marshall County and served as chancery clerk, 1870 to 1874. His last public duty was as a member of the governing board of the State penitentiary at Jackson, Mississippi, serving till he died.
US Representative from Mississippi. He had moved to Hickory Flat, Mississippi, was a commission merchant and held several local offices. He was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-second Congress and served March 4, 1851 To March 3, 1853. Unsuccessful Unionist candidate for reelection, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1860. Later that year he was a presidential elector on the Constitutional-Union ticket of Bell and Everett. He returned to Mississippi and settled at Holly Springs, Marshall County and served as chancery clerk, 1870 to 1874. His last public duty was as a member of the governing board of the State penitentiary at Jackson, Mississippi, serving till he died.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: Apr 4, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8596819/benjamin_duke-nabers: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Duke Nabers (7 Nov 1812–6 Sep 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8596819, citing Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.