Jesse Atherton Bynum
American politician
Jesse Atherton Bynum (May 23, 1797 – September 23, 1868[1]) was a North Carolina landowner and politician.
He was the grandson of Colonel Jeptha Atherton, who served throughout the American Revolutionary War.
Political career
Bynum was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Halifax County, North Carolina, May 23, 1797; attended Princeton College in 1817 and 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Halifax, North Carolina; member of the house of commons of North Carolina in 1822, 1823, and 1826–1829; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses and as a Democrat to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1841).
Later life
Bynum moved to Alexandria, Louisiana, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Alexandria, La., September 23, 1868; interment in Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana.
See also
- Twenty-second United States Congress
- Twenty-third United States Congress
- Twenty-fourth United States Congress
- Twenty-fifth United States Congress
References
- ^ United States House of Representatives
- U.S. Congress Biographical Directory entry
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