Jesse Atherton Bynum
Jessee Atherton Bynum (May 22, 1796 – September 22, 1867) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Halifax County, North Carolina, May 22, 1796; attended Princeton College in 1817 and 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Halifax, North Carolina; member of the house of commons of North Carolina in 1822, 1823, and 1826–1829; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses and as a Democrat to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1841); moved to Alexandria, Louisiana, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Alexandria, La., September 23, 1867; interment in Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana.
See also
- Twenty-second United States Congress
- Twenty-third United States Congress
- Twenty-fourth United States Congress
- Twenty-fifth United States Congress
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| Preceded by John Branch |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district 1833–1841 |
Succeeded by John R.J. Daniel |
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