Biography

1769 - 11/25/1844

James Kelton, Jr. (Federalist2) Chester and Delaware Counties 1821-1822 (Federalist4) Chester and Delaware Counties 1822-1826

Early Life:

James Kelton, Jr., born 1769, London Grove, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; son of James Sr. and Mary Hackett Kelton; elected, Federalist, sheriff of Chester County, 1801-1803; first postmaster, West Grove, Pennsylvania; elected, Quid, Constitutionalist, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1805-1809; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1819-1820; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1821-1826; married, Agnes Mackey, children, David M. Kelton, John M. Kelton, James Kelton, Robert Kelton, Agnes Kelton Lambson, George M. Kelton, Margaretta Kelton; remarried, Sophia Slaymaker; died, November 25, 1844 (aged 74–75), interment New London Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania Sheriff, Chester County, 1801-1803.

Unsuccessful Federalist candidate, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Chester County, 1804.

Elected, Quid, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Chester County, 1805-1807; elected, Constitutionalist, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Chester County, 1807-1808; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Chester County, 1808-1809. 

Unsuccessful Federalist candidate, Pennsylvania Sheriff, Chester County, 1810.

Unsuccessful Federalist candidate, Pennsylvania Auditor, Chester County, 1812.

Unsuccessful Federalist candidate, Pennsylvania Auditor, Chester County, 1814.

Unsuccessful Federalist candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania District 2, 1818.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Chester County, 1819-1820, unsuccessful Federalist candidate, Pennsylvania Speaker of the House, 1820. 

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2nd district, Chester and Delaware Counties, 1821-1822.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 4th district, Chester and Delaware Counties, 1822-1826.

Legacy:

Grave indicates, Revolutionary War veteran. 

Cited:

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

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu) 

James Kelton (1769-1844) - Find a Grave Memorial