| LC control no. | n 86806045 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS1299.C97 |
| Personal name heading | Clemens, Jeremiah, 1814-1865 |
| Variant(s) | Clemens, Jere. (Jeremiah), 1814-1865 |
| Associated country | U.S. |
| Birth date | 18141228 |
| Death date | 18650521 |
| Place of birth | Huntsville, Ala. |
| Place of death | Huntsville, Ala. |
| Affiliation | Democratic Party (U.S.) United States. Congress. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Novelists |
| Found in | nuc86-5520: His Bernard Lile [MI] 1856 (hdg. on LCP rept.: Clemens, Jeremiah, 1814-1865; usage: Jeremiah Clemens) His The rivals, 1860: t.p. (Hon. Jere. Clemens) Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 21 Feb. 2013 (Clemens, Jeremiah; b. Huntsville, Ala., Dec. 28, 1814; appointed U.S. district attorney for the northern district of Alabama in 1838; member, Alabama house of representatives, 1839-1841 and 1843-1844; served in the Texas War of Independence; served in the Mexican War, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel; unsuccessful candidate for election to U.S. Congress in 1848; served as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Nov. 30, 1849, to Mar. 3, 1853; novelist; became editor of the Memphis Eagle and Enquirer in 1859; delegate to the convention in 1861 in which Alabama voted to secede from the Union; held office under the Confederacy; died in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., May 21, 1865) |
| Associated language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
