James Ronald Chalmers

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Former United States Representative

James Ronald Chalmers was an American politician and senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry and cavalry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Wikipedia

Born: January 11, 1831, Halifax County, VA

Died: April 9, 1898 (age 67 years), Memphis, TN

Books: A Reply to Hon. E. S. Bragg and The Contested Election Case of James R. Chalmers Vs. James B. Morgan to Represent the 2d District of Mississippi in the 51st Congress of the United States: Brief for Contestee

Party: Democratic Party

Previous offices: Representative (1884–1885) and Representative (1877–1882)

Education: University of South Carolina

Parents: Joseph W. Chalmers