James G. Clinton

James Graham Clinton ( born January 2, 1804 in Little Britain, New York, † May 28, 1849 in New York City ) was an American lawyer, soldier and politician. Between 1841 and 1845 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Clinton visited community schools and then the Newburgh Academy. He studied law. After receiving his license to practice law in 1823 he began to practice in Newburgh. As a master he was at the New York Court of Chancery active in the Orange County and as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Orange County. He was director of the Newburgh Whaling Co. and the Delaware and Hudson Railway. Then he served as a colonel in the militia of New York. Policy, he belonged to the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1840 Clinton was in the sixth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Nathaniel Jones on March 4, 1841. He was re-elected in 1842 in the ninth election district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of Hiram P. Hunt on March 4, 1843. Since he resigned in 1844 to run again, he retired after the March 3, 1845 out of the Congress. During this time he had 1843-1845 chair the Committee on Public Expenditures. He died on 28 May 1849 in New York City. His body was first buried at the family cemetery in Little Britain, but later reburied at the Woodlawn Cemetery in New Windsor.

Family

James Graham Clinton was the son of Major General James Clinton (1736-1812) and the nephew of Vice President George Clinton ( 1739-1812 ). He was the half-brother of DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), U.S. Senator from New York, and Congressman George Clinton Jr. ( 1771-1809 ).