Francis James (congressman)
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Francis James | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
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Preceded by | See below |
Succeeded by | Charles Jared Ingersoll |
Personal details | |
Born | Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
April 1, 1799
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. West Chester, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Anti-Masonic Whig |
Francis James (April 4, 1799 – January 4, 1886) was an Anti-Masonic and Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Francis James was born in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1825 and commenced practice in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1834 to 1836.
James was elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-sixth Congress and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business during the Twenty-seventh Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession in West Chester, and served as chief burgess in 1850. He died in West Chester in 1886. Interment in Oakland Cemetery.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district 1839–1843 1839–1841 alongside: John Edwards and Edward Davies |
Succeeded by Charles J. Ingersoll |
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