James Xavier McLanahan

James Xavier McLanahan (* 1809 in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, † December 16, 1861 in New York City ) was an American politician. Between 1849 and 1853 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James McLanahan was the grandson of Andrew Gregg (1755-1835), who represented the state of Pennsylvania in both houses of Congress. Until 1827 he attended the Dickinson College in Carlisle. After studying law and his 1837 was admitted to the bar he began to work in Chambersburg in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. Between 1842 and 1844 he sat in the Senate of Pennsylvania.

In the congressional elections of 1848, McLanahan 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 Jasper Ewing Brady on March 4, 1849. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1853 two legislative sessions. Since 1851 he was chairman of the Judiciary Committee. His time in Congress was dominated by discussions about slavery. At that time also worked out by Henry Clay Compromise of 1850 was passed.

In 1852, James McLanahan renounced a new Congress candidacy. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on 16 December 1861 in New York.

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