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J. R. Jesup

Lawyer/Railroad

Centurion, 1859–1860s

Full Name James Riley Jesup

Born 18 September 1819 in Westport, Connecticut

Died 23 January 1890 in Lakewood, New Jersey

Buried Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport, Connecticut

Proposed by William M. Evarts

Elected 4 June 1859 at age thirty-nine

Archivist’s Note: Cousin of Morris K. Jesup. He likely resigned or was dropped from the rolls between 1860 and 1864.