Title
Robert Jemison, Jr., 1802-1871
Subject
Lawyers
Businessmen
Civic leaders
Description
Robert Jemison, Jr. was one of the most prominent, wealthy and powerful citizens in Alabama and in Tuscaloosa’s early days of development. More than just a plantation and land owner, Jemison was a lawyer, politician, industrialist, civic leader and exceptional individual in many aspects of life.
Robert Jemison first came to Tuscaloosa in 1822 at the age of twenty. Early accounts show that he was born in about 1802 in Lincoln County, Georgia. Except for some time spent in Pickens County, Jemison made Tuscaloosa his permanent home after 1836.
Between 1840 and 1850, he served seven years in the Alabama House of Representatives, and served in the state Senate from 1851 until 1863. Among his achievements as a legislator was putting the state’s finances in order after the failure of the State Bank. While serving as a State Senator, Jemison led the way to the establishment and later development of Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
In 2005, he was inducted posthumously into the Tuscaloosa County Civic Hall of Fame by the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama.
http://www.tuscaloosachamber.com/the-chamber/hall-of-fame-new
Robert Jemison first came to Tuscaloosa in 1822 at the age of twenty. Early accounts show that he was born in about 1802 in Lincoln County, Georgia. Except for some time spent in Pickens County, Jemison made Tuscaloosa his permanent home after 1836.
Between 1840 and 1850, he served seven years in the Alabama House of Representatives, and served in the state Senate from 1851 until 1863. Among his achievements as a legislator was putting the state’s finances in order after the failure of the State Bank. While serving as a State Senator, Jemison led the way to the establishment and later development of Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
In 2005, he was inducted posthumously into the Tuscaloosa County Civic Hall of Fame by the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama.
http://www.tuscaloosachamber.com/the-chamber/hall-of-fame-new
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
Contributor
Elizabeth Bradt (Description)
Type
Painting
Identifier
255
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Painting