James Crawford FREEMAN, Congress, GA (1820-1885)

FREEMAN, James Crawford, a Representative from Georgia; born in Clinton (later Gray), Jones County, Ga., April 1, 1820; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Griffin, Ga., in 1865 and continued in farming operations; engaged in mercantile pursuits and in banking; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875); moved to Atlanta, Ga., and again engaged in mercantile pursuits; died in Atlanta, Ga., September 3, 1885; interment in Oakland Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present