James S. Stevenson

James S. Stevenson (* 1780 in York County, Pennsylvania, † October 16, 1831 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1825 and 1829 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Stevenson attended preparatory schools. After a subsequent study of law and was admitted to the bar he began to work in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party launched a political career. In the 1820s he joined the movement to the later U.S. President Andrew Jackson. In the years 1822 and 1823 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Stevenson was also president of the state-owned channel Committee of Pennsylvania. This office he held until his death.

In the congressional elections of 1824 Stevenson was in the 16th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Walter Forward on March 4, 1825. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1829 two legislative sessions. This period was characterized by fierce debate between the supporters of Andrew Jackson as well as those of President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. In 1826 he was not re-elected.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives James Stevenson worked in Pittsburgh in the craft. He is also passed away on October 16, 1831.