Jameson, Ephraim H. E. (Jamison)

Born: 1835-05-19 Maine

Died: 1907-10-12 Detroit, Michigan

Flourished: Galesburg, Illinois

Alternate name: Jamison

Reverend Ephraim H. E. Jameson was a clergyman, newspaper editor, army officer, and state legislator. Jameson received his early education in academies in his native Maine and New Hampshire. He completed his theological studies in Fairfax, Vermont. In 1856, he moved to Springfield, Illinois, where he engaged in teaching. In 1857, he became associate editor of the Daily Republican, and later served as the editor of the Free Democrat in Galesburg, Illinois. In 1858, Jameson moved to St. Louis to work for the Western Watchman, and then became a reporter for the St. Louis Daily Democrat. He married Margaret A. Wood in Macon County, Illinois in March 1860, and the couple had at least two children. From September 1862 to September 1863, Jameson served as a colonel commanding the Tenth Missouri Militia. In 1863, Jameson won election to the Missouri House of Representatives, where he served as speaker pro. tem and acting speaker for one term.

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