Franklin E. Plummer
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Franklin E. Plummer was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born in Massachusetts, Plummer moved to Mississippi and taught school in Copiah County, Mississippi
. After completing his law studies he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Westville, Mississippi
. He held various local offices and served as a member of the State house of representatives, as well as founding the town of Pittsburg (now part of Grenada).
Plummer was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate
. He died in Jackson, Mississippi
, on September 24, 1847.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
.
Born in Massachusetts, Plummer moved to Mississippi and taught school in Copiah County, Mississippi
Copiah County, Mississippi
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,757 people, 10,142 households, and 7,494 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 11,101 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...
. After completing his law studies he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Westville, Mississippi
Westville, Mississippi
Westville is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States.Westville is located at northeast of Aberdeen on Mississippi Highway 8....
. He held various local offices and served as a member of the State house of representatives, as well as founding the town of Pittsburg (now part of Grenada).
Plummer was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835). He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. He died in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, on September 24, 1847.