# James Lampton — The Autobiography of Mark Twain character guide

> James Lampton in The Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Lampton, Jim

**First appearance:** 0015-volume-i-early-days

## Who they are

Mark Twain's cousin, model for Colonel Sellers.

## In the story

### [Jane Lampton Clemens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-i-jane-lampton-clemens)

A relative who signed letters 'Durham' and criticized Twain's Republican vote as unaristocratic.

### [New York, January 15, 1906](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_mark_twain_se/chapters/volume-i-new-york-january-15-1906)

Mentioned as the real Colonel Sellers; not directly in this chapter but referenced in the context of Twain's storytelling.

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