Jesse Slocumb

Jesse Slocumb (1780–1820) was a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina.

Slocumb was born in Spring Bank, North Carolina, in 1780. He completed the preparatory studies and then engaged in agricultural pursuits. He held several local offices and was a member of the court of pleas and quarter sessions of the county. He served as the register of deeds from 1802 until 1808.

He was elected as a Federalist to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1817, until his death in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 1820. He was buried in the Congressional Cemetery.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

References

• Entry in U.S. Congress Biographical Directory