Harrison, James O., 1804-1888

Lawyer, educator, and railroad official, of Lexington, Ky.

From the description of Papers of James O. Harrison, 1803-1912 (bulk 1836-1888). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80911521

Biographical Note

• 1804, Apr. 11: Born, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
• 1822: B.A., Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.
• 1824: LL.B., Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. Admitted to the Lexington, Ky., bar
• 1827 - 1835 : Attorney of the county court, Lexington, Ky.
• 1830: Married Margaretta P. Ross, niece of Henry Clay
• 1833 - 1835 : Commonwealth district attorney for Fayette, Scott, and Owen counties, Ky.
• 1835: Opened private law practice, Vicksburg, Miss.
• 1837 - 1840 : Established partnership with Joseph Holt, Vicksburg, Miss.
• 1840 - 1842 : Temporary retirement
• 1842: Opened private law practice, Lexington, Ky.
• 1848 - 1853 : Chairman of school committee, Lexington, Ky.
• 1850s: President, Lexington and Frankfort Railroad Co.
• 1857: Appointed chief justice of the Kansas Territory by President Franklin Pierce; withdrew acceptance following political controversy
• 1860: Opened private law practice, New Orleans, La.
• 1863: Expelled from New Orleans, La., by Union army command
• 1863 - 1864 : Residence and law practice in Eatonton, Ga.
• 1864 - 1865 : Law practice in partnership with Humphrey Marshall, Richmond, Va.
• 1865 - 1869 : Law practice, New Orleans, La.
• 1869: Reestablished private law practice, Lexington, Ky.
• 1870 - 1873 : Professor of law, Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky.
• 1873 - 1879 : Superintendent of schools, Lexington, Ky.
• 1888, Aug. 1: Died, Lexington, Ky.

From the guide to the James O. Harrison Papers, 1803-1913, (bulk 1836-1888), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)