James Elliot (politician)

James Elliot ( born August 18, 1775 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, † November 10, 1839 in Newfane, Vermont ) was an American politician. Between 1803 and 1809 he represented the second electoral district of the state of Vermont in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

The young James Elliot first worked on a farm and at a retail outlet. In 1790 he moved to Guilford, Vermont. Three years later he took part in Ohio at an Indian war. In 1798 he published several literary journals and poems. Between 1801 and 1803, Elliot was employed in the administration of the House of Representatives from Vermont. After studying law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to practice in his new profession from 1803 in Brattleboro. Politically, he joined, founded by Alexander Hamilton Federalist Party.

In 1802 he was as their candidate in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1803, the successor of Lewis R. Morris. After two elections in 1804 and 1806 Elliot was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1809 three legislative periods. After the end of his time in Congress, Elliot moved to Philadelphia daily newspaper. During the British - American War of 1812 he was for a short time a captain in the American armed forces. He then worked again as a lawyer in Brattleboro. Between 1817 and 1835, he was employed by the administration of the district and probate court in Windham County. From 1818 to 1819 Elliot was also a member of the House of Representatives of Vermont; this mandate he held from 1837-1838 again. Since 1837 he was District Attorney in Windham County. James Elliot died in November 1839 in Newfane, where he had moved in the meantime.

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