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James L. Jamison
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| South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| South Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1870–1872 |
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| Died | July 2, 1873 |
| Political party | Republican |
James L. Jamison (died July 2, 1873) was a farmer, teacher, businessman, and state legislator in South Carolina.
Jamison sat in the South Carolina Senate representing Orangeburg during the Reconstruction era. He was a Republican elected to terms in 1870 and 1872. He was African American. He was a teacher of freedmen. In 1878, after Democrats regained control state government in South Carolina, he was accused of receiving a payoff in lieu of a debt he was owed from an insolvent bank propped up by legislators who were paid off.
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