James L. Jamison | |
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South Carolina House of Representatives | |
South Carolina Senate | |
In office 1870–1872 | |
Personal details | |
Died | July 2,1873 |
Political party | Republican |
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]