Jesse Atherton Bynum

Jessee Atherton Bynum (May 22, 1796 – September 22, 1867) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Halifax County, North Carolina, May 22, 1796; attended Princeton College in 1817 and 1818; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Halifax, North Carolina; member of the house of commons of North Carolina in 1822, 1823, and 1826–1829; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Congresses and as a Democrat to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1841); moved to Alexandria, Louisiana, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits; died in Alexandria, La., September 23, 1867; interment in Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Branch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district

1833–1841
Succeeded by
John R.J. Daniel


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