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Bledsoe, Jesse, 1776-1836

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Personal name headingBledsoe, Jesse, 1776-1836
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Variant(s)Bledsoe, J. (Jesse), 1776-1836
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedLexington (Ky.) Mississippi Texas
Birth date1776-04-06
Death date1836-06-25
Place of birthCulpeper County (Va.)
Place of deathNacogdoches (Tex.)
AffiliationTransylvania University
Transylvania University
Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate
Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate
United States. Congress. Senate
Profession or occupationCollege teachers Lawyers Politicians Ministers (Clergy)
Found inHis Hon. J. Bledsoe's introductory lecture on law, 1827.
LC in OCLC, 9-17-85 (hdg.: Bledsoe, Jesse, 1776-1836; usage: Jesse Bledsoe)
Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 88 (Jesse Bledsoe, born in Culpeper County, Virginia on April 6, 1776. Moved to Kentucky with his older brother. Attended Transylvania University and was a tutor there until 1797 until he was admitted to the bar. Represented Bourbon and Fayette counties in the Kentucky General Assembly in 1812. Served as U.S. Senator from March 4, 1813 to December 24, 1814, then returned to the Kentucky Senate from 1817 to 1820. Served as a professor at Transylvania University 1822-1825 then a minister in the Chrisitian Church (Disciples of Christ). Moved to Mississippi, then to Texas. Died in Nacogdoches, Texas on June 25, 1836.)
Associated languageeng