James Earickson

James Earickson

Missouri State Treasurer
In office 1829–1833
Preceded by	Nathaniel Simonds
Succeeded by	John Walker

James Earickson (December 7, 1782 – June 11, 1844) was a U.S. politician from Missouri.

James Earickson was born in Isle of Kent, Maryland, and moved to Howard County, Missouri in 1818. He was elected to the Missouri State Senate as a Democrat in August, 1828. Less than five months later, in January, 1829, he was appointed as State Treasurer of Missouri. The city of Glasgow, Missouri was created in 1836 from land partially contributed by Earickson. On a personal note, he was married to the former Rebecca Malone and had three children. One of his granddaughters, Jane Perry Francis was married to Missouri Governor David R. Francis

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Missouri State Treasurer-Past Treasurers Biography

Political offices
Preceded by Nathaniel Simonds	Missouri State Treasurer 1829–1833	Succeeded by John Walker

Treasurers of Missouri
Didier Simonds Earickson Walker McClellan Glover Morrison Bingham Bishop Dallmeyer Hays Salmon Mercer Gates Chappell Seibert Noland L. Stephens Pitts Williams Gmelich Cowgill Deal Middelkamp Thompson C. Stephens Brunk Nacy Winn Bell Winn Nacy Morris Bates Morris Carpenter Morris Robinson Spainhower Carnahan Bailey Holden Farmer Steelman Zweifel Schmitt

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