Benjamin D. Nabers
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Benjamin Duke Nabers was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
, Nabers attended the common schools.
He moved to Hickory Flat, Mississippi
.
He engaged as a commission merchant.
Held several local offices.
Nabers was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853).
He was an unsuccessful Unionist candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
He moved to Memphis, Tennessee
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and commenced practice in Memphis, Tennessee
.
He served as presidential elector on the Constitutional-Union ticket of Bell and Everett in 1860.
He returned to Mississippi and settled at Holly Springs, Marshall County, in 1860.
Chancery clerk 1870-1874.
He served as member of the governing board of the Jackson State Penitentiary in Jackson, Mississippi
, for two years.
He died at Holly Springs, Mississippi
, September 6, 1878.
He was interred in Hill Crest Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Biography
Born in Franklin, TennesseeFranklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
, Nabers attended the common schools.
He moved to Hickory Flat, Mississippi
Hickory Flat, Mississippi
Hickory Flat is a town in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 565 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hickory Flat is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land....
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He engaged as a commission merchant.
Held several local offices.
Nabers was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853).
He was an unsuccessful Unionist candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
He moved to Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and commenced practice in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
.
He served as presidential elector on the Constitutional-Union ticket of Bell and Everett in 1860.
He returned to Mississippi and settled at Holly Springs, Marshall County, in 1860.
Chancery clerk 1870-1874.
He served as member of the governing board of the Jackson State Penitentiary in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, for two years.
He died at Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs is a city in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,957 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. A short drive from Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs is the site of a number of well-preserved antebellum homes and other structures and...
, September 6, 1878.
He was interred in Hill Crest Cemetery.