Portrait of Jeremiah Clemens.
Clemens served in the U.S. Army in 1834 during a conflict with the Cherokee Indians. He was appointed United States Attorney for the northern district of Alabama in 1838, and he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1839 to 1841. He served in the United States Senate from 1849 to...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/20029 |
| Summary: | Clemens served in the U.S. Army in 1834 during a conflict with the Cherokee Indians. He was appointed United States Attorney for the northern district of Alabama in 1838, and he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1839 to 1841. He served in the United States Senate from 1849 to 1853, and he was a delegate to the state's constitutional convention in 1861 (also known as the Secession Convention). This painting is in the museum collection at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. |
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