James S. Cothran

James S. Cothran
James S. Cothran
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from South Carolina's 3rd district
	In office; March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	D. Wyatt Aiken
Succeeded by	George Johnstone
Personal details
Born	August 8, 1830; Abbeville County, South Carolina
Died	December 5, 1897 (aged 67); New York, New York
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Attorney

James Sproull Cothran (August 8, 1830 – December 5, 1897) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. He served for two terms from 1887 to 1891.

Biography

James Sproull Cothran was born in Abbeville County, South Carolina on August 8, 1830. He attended the country schools and graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens in 1852. He was an attorney in private practice. He served with the Confederate Army. He was solicitor of the eighth judicial circuit of South Carolina in 1876 and 1880 and judge of the eighth judicial circuit of South Carolina from 1881 to 1886. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fiftieth and to the succeeding Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891). Cothran was not a candidate for renomination to the Fifty-second Congress in 1890. He died on December 5, 1897, in New York, New York. He was interred in Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina.

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Congressional biography

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by D. Wyatt Aiken	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district 1887–1891	Succeeded by George Johnstone

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