James L. Jamison Explained
James L. Jamison (died July 2, 1873) was a farmer, teacher, businessman, and state legislator in South Carolina.
Jamison sat in the South Carolina Senate representing Orangeburg during the Reconstruction era. He was a Republican elected to terms in 1870 and 1872.[1] He was African American.[2] [3] He was a teacher of freedmen.[4] In 1878, after Democrats regained control state government in South Carolina, he was accused of receiving a payoff in lieu of a debt he was owed from an insolvent bank propped up by legislators who were paid off.[5]
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- News: The Orangeburg News. Death of Senator Jamison. July 5, 1873. 4. newspapers.com.
- Book: Holt, Thomas Cleveland. Black Over White: Negro Political Leadership in South Carolina During Reconstruction. June 9, 1977. University of Illinois Press. 9780252007750. Google Books.
- Web site: Report of State Officers, Board and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. South Carolina General Assembly. June 9, 1873. Google Books. General Assembly. South Carolina.
- Web site: Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, Being the Sessions of .... South Carolina Senate. June 9, 1869. Charles P. Pelham, State Printer. Google Books.
- Web site: Report of the Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds and Election of Hon. J.J. Patterson to the United States Senate: Made to the General Assembly of South Carolina at the Regular Session 1877-78. South Carolina General Assembly Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds. June 9, 1878. Calvo & Patton, state printers. Google Books.
