James Conner (general)
James Conner , was a Confederate States Army brigadiergeneral during the American Civil War. He was a lawyer in South Carolina both before and after the war and was elected State attorney general of South Carolina in 1876.
James Conner was born on September 1, 1829 in Charleston, South Carolina. After graduating from that states College in 1849, he studied law and practiced it in Charleston. In 1856, he was appointed United States district attorney and served in this office until 1860. Conner authored The History of a Suit at Law . He prosecuted the famous case against the slave ship Echo. He also prosecuted a member of William Walkers filibustering effort. Conner was a secessionist and supported the calling of a secessionist convention. Although he was a member of the convention, he did not vote on the ordinance of secession.
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