Jason Niles
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Jason Niles
was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
. Born in Burlington, Vermont
, Niles attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1837. He taught school in Ohio and Tennessee for a number of years. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1851 and he had a practice in Kosciusko, Mississippi
. He served as delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1851, 1865, and 1868, served as member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
in 1870, and as a circuit judge for the thirteenth judicial district in 1871 and f1872.
Niles was elected as a Republican
to the 43rd Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the 44th Congress. He was editor of the Kosciusko Chronicle from 1876-1880. He ultimately resumed his law practise. He died in Kosciusko, Mississippi
, July 7, 1894 and was interred in the City Cemetery.
was a U.S. Representative
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...
. Born in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
, Niles attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1837. He taught school in Ohio and Tennessee for a number of years. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1851 and he had a practice in Kosciusko, Mississippi
Kosciusko, Mississippi
Kosciusko is a city in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,372 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Attala County....
. He served as delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1851, 1865, and 1868, served as member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....
in 1870, and as a circuit judge for the thirteenth judicial district in 1871 and f1872.
Niles was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the 43rd Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the 44th Congress. He was editor of the Kosciusko Chronicle from 1876-1880. He ultimately resumed his law practise. He died in Kosciusko, Mississippi
Kosciusko, Mississippi
Kosciusko is a city in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,372 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Attala County....
, July 7, 1894 and was interred in the City Cemetery.