James L. Alcorn
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 130 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 4,1816 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Golconda |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 19,1894 |
| Died | Friars Point |
| Mississippi | |
| United States | |
| Place of burial | Woodlawn Cemetery, Washington, D. C. , United States |
| Woodlawn Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States | |
| Spouse | Amelia Walton Glover |
| Mary C. Stewart | |
| Books | Views of the Hon. J. L. Alcorn, on the Political Situation of Mississippi |
| Mary C. Stewart | |
| Party | Whig Party |
| Education | Cumberland College |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 757615 |
James L. Alcorn Life story
James Lusk Alcorn was a governor, slave owner, and U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republican and Whiggish scalawag, he engaged in a bitter rivalry with Radical Republican Adelbert Ames, who defeated him in the 1873 gubernatorial race.
