Jeremiah Clemens

Infobox Senator
name=Jeremiah Clemens

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jr/sr=United States Senator
state=Alabama
party=Democrat
term=November 30, 1849 – March 3, 1853
preceded=Benjamin Fitzpatrick
succeeded=Clement C. Clay
date of birth=birth date|1814|12|28|mf=y
place of birth=Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
date of death=death date and age|1865|5|21|1814|12|28|mf=y
place of death=Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
spouse=
profession=Politician, Lawyer

Jeremiah Clemens (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865) was a U.S. senator and novelist from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dixon Hall Lewis, and served from November 30, 1849 to March 3, 1853. Clemens was the author of "Tobias Wilson", one of the first American Civil War novels, and he was also one of the earliest writers of Western novels.

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6420338 Jeremiah Clemens] at Find A Grave