Preceded by John A. Quitman Name John McRae Party Democratic Party Preceded by John J. Pettus Role American Politician | Preceded by Jefferson Davis Died May 31, 1868, Belize Succeeded by Legrand W. Perce Political party Democratic Education Miami University Resigned March 17, 1852 | |
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Born January 10, 1815
Sneedsboro, North Carolina ( 1815-01-10 ) | ||
Previous office Senator (MS) 1851–1852 | ||
John Jones McRae (January 10, 1815 – May 31, 1868) was an American Democratic politician.
Biography
McRae was born in Sneedsboro, North Carolina. In 1817, he moved with his parents to Winchester, Mississippi.
He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851. During that time, he helped set up the University of Mississippi. He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. He then served as the 21st Governor of Mississippi from 1854 to 1857.
He died on a visit to British Honduras (now Belize), where his brother Colin J. McRae lived in exile.
References
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