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Chalmers family of Mississippi

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John Gordon Chalmers (1803-1847) — also known as John G. Chalmers — of La Grange, Fayette County, Tex. Born in Halifax County, Va., August 25, 1803. Newspaper editor; member of Virginia state legislature, 1830; Texas Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1841. During a fight with Joshua Holden, he was Stabbed and mortally wounded; he died soon after, January 1, 1847 (age 43 years, 129 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Tex.

		Relatives: Son of James Ronald Chalmers and Sarah Lanier (Williams) Chalmers; brother of Joseph Williams Chalmers; married 1827 to Mary Wade Henderson; uncle of H. H. Chalmers and James Ronald Chalmers (1831-1898).
		Political family: Chalmers family of Mississippi.

Joseph Williams Chalmers (1806-1853) — also known as Joseph W. Chalmers — of Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss. Born in Halifax County, Va., 1806. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1845-47. Slaveowner. Died June 16, 1853 (age about 46 years). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.

		Relatives: Brother of John Gordon Chalmers; father of H. H. Chalmers and James Ronald Chalmers.
		Political family: Chalmers family of Mississippi.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

James Ronald Chalmers (1831-1898) — also known as James R. Chalmers — of Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss. Born near Lynchburg, Halifax County, Va., January 12, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1852; delegate to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi state senate, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1877-82, 1884-85 (6th District 1877-82, 2nd District 1884-85). Slaveowner. Died, from complications of the grippe, in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 9, 1898 (age 67 years, 87 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Williams Chalmers; brother of H. H. Chalmers; nephew of John Gordon Chalmers.
		Political family: Chalmers family of Mississippi.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

H. H. Chalmers — Lawyer; law partner of T. W. White; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1898. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Joseph Williams Chalmers; brother of James Ronald Chalmers; nephew of John Gordon Chalmers.
		Political family: Chalmers family of Mississippi.

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