Jesse Franklin Cleveland (October 25, 1804 – June 22, 1841) was a

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and businessman from

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. Cleveland was born in

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, in 1804. He attended school in South Carolina before moving to Georgia. From 1831 to 1843, Cleveland served in the

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. In 1835, Cleveland was elected as a Jacksonian

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from Georgia to the

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to complete the term left vacant when

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resigned to become

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. Cleveland was reelected to the

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and his congressional service spanned from October 5, 1835, until March 3, 1839. After his congressional service, Cleveland moved to

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in 1839 and ran a business. He also served as a director of the

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. Cleveland died on June 22, 1841, and was buried in cemetery of St. Michael's Church.

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1804 births 1841 deaths Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Politicians from Greenville, South Carolina Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) 19th-century American legislators {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub