James A. Horne Explained

James A. Horne was an American politician.

Horne was born in 1818 or 1819.^[3] In 1851, while living in Marion, Mississippi, Horne ran for the office of Secretary of State of Mississippi on the "Union Ticket" alongside Henry S. Foote.^{[4] [5]} He served as Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. He later moved to the town of Winchester, Mississippi, where he was a banker by profession.^{[6] [7]} As a Whig, he participated in the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1865.

Notes and References

1. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi . Brandon Printing . 1908 . 29.
2. Web site: History of the Mississippi Secretary of State . Mississippi Secretary of State . December 26, 2016 . December 26, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161226223210/http://www.sos.ms.gov/About/Pages/History.aspx . dead .
3. Book: Convention, Mississippi Constitutional . Journal of the Proceedings and Debates in the Constitutional Convention of the State of Mississippi, August, 1865 . 1865 . E. M. Yerger, state printer . 978-1-4255-2772-3 . 279 . en.
4. News: 1851-07-25 . "Union Ticket" 1851 . 3 . The Port Gibson Herald, and Correspondent . 2023-03-26.
5. News: 1851-06-03 . Clipped From Natchez Daily Courier . 2 . Natchez Daily Courier . 2023-03-26.
6. News: 1865-08-15 . Clipped From Daily Mississippian . 3 . Daily Mississippian . 2023-03-26.
7. Web site: Extinct Towns and Villages of Wayne County, Mississippi . Genealogy Trails . December 26, 2016.