Jesse Slocumb (August 20, 1780 – December 20, 1820) was an American farmer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Congressional Representative from North Carolina from 1817 until his death in 1820.

Early life

Slocumb was born on a plantation near Dudley in Wayne County, North Carolina on August 20, 1780. He was the son of Revolutionary patriots Col. Ezekiel Slocumb (1750–1840) and Mary Hooks Slocumb (1760–1836), who had distinguished herself at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in 1776.

Career

He completed the preparatory studies and then engaged in agricultural pursuits, on a plantation six miles southeast of Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Early political offices

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.

Congress

He was elected as a Federalist to succeed William Gaston to represent North Carolina's 4th congressional district in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1817, until his death. After his death, William S. Blackledge succeeded him.

Personal life

Slocumb was married to Hannah Gray Green (1787–1848), a daughter of Joseph Green. Together, they were the parents of: Slocumb died of pleurisy in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 1820. He was buried in the Congressional Cemetery.