James Allison, Jr.

James Allison, Jr. (* October 4, 1772 in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, † June 17, 1854 in Beaver, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1823 and 1825 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1774, James Allison moved with his parents in the Washington County in Pennsylvania. At the age of 17 he enrolled at the School of David Johnson in Beaver. Later he took part in an Indian war in Bedford County. After studying law and his 1796 was admitted to the bar he began in Washington ( Pennsylvania) to work in this profession. In 1803 he moved back to Beaver, where he continues to practice as a lawyer. Between 1803 and 1809 he served as district attorney in Beaver County. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic- Republican Party. In the 1820s he joined the movement to the future President Andrew Jackson.

In the congressional elections of 1822 Allison was in the then newly established 16th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1823. After a re-election, he could remain until his resignation in 1825 in Congress. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Allison operated until 1848 again as a lawyer; then he withdrew into retirement. He died on June 17, 1854 in Beaver, where he was also buried. His son John (1812-1878) was also a congressman.