James Hervey Witherspoon Jr.

James Hervey Witherspoon Jr. (March 23, 1810 in Lancaster County, South Carolina – October 3, 1865 in Lancaster, South Carolina) was a prominent Confederate States of America politician. He was a colonel in the Confederate army, and served as a representative from South Carolina in the Second Confederate Congress (1864-1865).

James Witherspoon was the son of James Witherspoon Sr. (1784-1842) who served as lieutenant governor (LTG) of South Carolina (1826-1828). His brother Isaac Donnom Witherspoon (1803-1858) was also LTG of South Carolina. There is no information available about his Youth or Education. However he must have studied law because he served as Judge for 16 years and he was commissoned in the Equity for 21 years. During the Civil War he served as colonel of the 8th South Carolina State Reserves Troops.

James Witherspoon was married with Mary Elizabeth Jones Witherspoon (1811–1856). The couple had two children: Bartlett Jones Witherspoon (1832–1905) and Eliza Jones Witherspoon Wylie (1834–1909). He died on 3 October 1865 in Lancaster in South Carolina,