James Whitehill

James Whitehill (* January 31, 1762 in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, † February 26, 1822 ) was an American politician. In 1813 and 1814 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Whitehill was the son of Congressman John Whitehill (1729-1815) and nephew of Robert Whitehill (1738-1813), who was also a member of Congress. After studying law and qualifying as a lawyer, he started in Strasburg to work in this profession. In this city, he carried out the largest shopping store. He was there also postmaster and director of the Bank. Between January 1811 and February 1813, he served as associate judge at the District Court in Lancaster County. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic- Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1812 Whitehill was in the third electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John M. Hyneman on March 4, 1813. This mandate in Congress, he was able to exercise until his resignation on 1 September 1814. This period was marked by the events of the British -American War, in which Whitehill actively participated as a major general in the state militia of Pennsylvania.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives James Whitehill worked among others in the trade in his home town of Strasburg. In 1816 he became mayor. Since 1820 until his death February 26, 1822 he was again associate judge in Lancaster County.