James H. Goss
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James Hamilton Goss was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
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Born in Union, South Carolina
, Goss attended the common schools and the Union Male Academy.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served with the South Carolina Militia during the Civil War
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He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867.
Upon the readmission of the State of South Carolina to representation was elected as a Republican
to the Fortieth Congress and served from July 18, 1868, to March 3, 1869.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868.
He served as member of the board of commissioners of Union County 1871-1874.
He was appointed postmaster of Union August 12, 1875, and served until September 23, 1884.
He died in Union, South Carolina
, October 31, 1886.
He was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
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 South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Born in Union, South Carolina
Union, South Carolina
Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census.It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area , an which includes all of Union County and which is further included in the greater...
, Goss attended the common schools and the Union Male Academy.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He served with the South Carolina Militia during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1867.
Upon the readmission of the State of South Carolina to representation was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fortieth Congress and served from July 18, 1868, to March 3, 1869.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1868.
He served as member of the board of commissioners of Union County 1871-1874.
He was appointed postmaster of Union August 12, 1875, and served until September 23, 1884.
He died in Union, South Carolina
Union, South Carolina
Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census.It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area , an which includes all of Union County and which is further included in the greater...
, October 31, 1886.
He was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery.