James Somerville Frazer

Notable Facts

  • Brother-in-law of U.S. Rep. Joseph H. Defrees
  • Appointed to multiple minor positions in the administrations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant

Offices

Indiana House
Kosciusko County
In office
Dec 6, 1847 to Dec 3, 1849

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
Indiana House
Kosciusko County
In office
Nov 8, 1854 to Nov 5, 1856

Party: Indiana People's Party
Assumed: General Election
Indiana Supreme Court Justice
District 1
In office
Jan 3, 1865 to Jan 3, 1871

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
James Somerville Frazer spent 9 years, 11 months, 27 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of James Somerville Frazer running for office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they ran at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database (note: state legislative election data is extremely limited currently).