James W. Ripley

James Wheelock Ripley ( born March 12, 1786 in Hanover, New Hampshire, † June 17, 1835 in Fryeburg, Maine ) was an American politician. Between 1826 and 1830 he represented the state of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Ripley was the younger brother of Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (1782-1839), who represented 1835-1839 the State of Louisiana in Congress. He attended the common schools and Fryeburg Academy. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he began to practice in his new profession in Fryeburg. Ripley also served as a soldier in the British - American War of 1812.

In addition to his work as a lawyer Ripley began a political career. Between 1814 and 1819 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. There he represented a constituency in the District of Maine, from 1820 was the state of Maine. In the 1820s, Ripley joined the later President Andrew Jackson. After the founding of the Democratic Party, he was the member.

Following the resignation of Congressman Enoch Lincoln Ripley was in the fifth electoral district of Maine as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he came into effect on September 11, 1826 at its new mandate. At the same time he was also elected for the next term of office. In 1828 he managed the re-election. This Ripley was able to exercise his mandate until his resignation on 12 March 1830. This time was determined by the heated discussions between his party and the followers of John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. Since the accession of President Jackson on March 4, 1829 the policy was the subject of discussion in Congress.

After his retirement from the House of Representatives James Ripley again worked as a lawyer. From 1830 until his death in 1835 he was head of the customs authority in Passamaquoddy district in Maine.