Jameson, David
soldier, was born in 1752. He fought at the battle of Great Bridge, Dec. 9, 1775, and served in the southern states in Stevens's brigade in 1780 and 1781. In 1790-91 he was a delegate to the Virginia legislature, and was afterward a magistrate and high sheriff of Culpeper county. He died Oct. 2, 1839, in Culpeper county, Va.
JAMESON, EPHRAIM HALL EMERY, journalist, clergyman, lecturer, was born May 19, 1835, in St. George, Maine. He was educated for the ministry in New England, taught school in Illinois, and for one year was assistant editor on a daily newspaper of Springfield. He edited the Free Democrat of Galesburg for one year; in 1858 became a reporter on the St. Louis Democrat, and was connected with the press of that city for twelve years. In 1861 he was engaged in mustering recruits; then organized regiments of militia, and was commissioned colonel of one of these regiments of reserves, and did duty on the border for nearly two years. In 1862 he was elected as a republican to the Missouri state legislature, received the reelection, serving altogether four years, and became speaker. In 1871 he was one of the editors of the St. Louis Globe.
In 1876 he was ordained, and became pastor of the First Baptist church of Omaha for five years; pastor at Saginaw three years; and pastor at Lansing six years.
In 1890 he was appointed district secretary of the American Baptist Home Missionary society, and constantly preaches and lectures on various themes.