Biography

04/04/1799 - 01/04/1886

Francis James (Anti-Masonic4) Chester and Delaware Counties 1834-1836 (D3) Chester and Delaware Counties 1836-1837 (Whig3) Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties 1837-1838

Early Life: 

Francis James, born April 4, 1799, Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; public school education; Gauses’ Academy; studied law, admitted, Chester County bar, 1825, attorney, commenced practice, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1825-1886; elected, Anti-Masonic, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1834-1836, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1836-1837, Whig, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1837-1838; elected, Anti-Masonic, United States House of Representatives, 1839; reelected, Whig, United States House of Representatives, 1839-1843; resumed the practice of his profession, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania; elected, West Chester chief burgess, 1850; died, January 4, 1886 (aged 86) West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania; interment, Oaklands Cemetery, West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career: 

Attorney 1825-1886.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Anti-Masonic, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Chester and Delaware Counties, 1834-1836.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Chester and Delaware Counties, 1836-1837.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 3rd district, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties, 1837-1838.

Elected, West Chester chief burgess, 1850.

Continued Government Service/National Politics:

Elected, Anti-Masonic, United States House of Representatives, 26th Congress, 1839; reelected, Whig, United States House of Representatives, 27th Congress, March 4, 1839-March 3, 1843; chairman, Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "J"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Francis James (1799-1886) - Find a Grave Memorial