About James A. Shorter, Jr.
Born 1842. James A. Shorter, Jr. was an American legislator, teacher, farmer and politician.
James A. Shorter, Jr. was a farmer, teacher, and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875 and in 1882. He was a Republican. In 1879 he was reportedly attacked by white Greenback Party member William Miller. He was a chosen as a delegate to the 1875 Mississippi Republican Party Convention as one of three delegates for Dry Grove, Mississippi.
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Who was James A. Shorter, Jr.?
Mississippi state legislator
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James A. Shorter, Jr. was born in 1842 in Virginia.
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James A. Shorter, Jr. was a legislator, teacher, farmer and politician.
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James A. Shorter, Jr. was American.
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