James G. Clinton

James Graham Clinton (January 2, 1804 – May 28, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from New York.[1]

James G. Clinton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845
Preceded by	Nathaniel Jones
Succeeded by	Archibald C. Niven
Constituency	6th district (1841–43) 9th district (1843–45)
Personal details
Born	James Graham Clinton January 2, 1804 Little Britain, New York
Died	May 28, 1849 (aged 45) New York City
Political party	Democratic
Relations	See Clinton family
Parents	James Clinton Mary Little
Education	Newburgh Academy
Occupation	Lawyer, Politician

Early life

Born in Little Britain, New York on January 2, 1804, he was the son of Mary Little (1768–1835) and Major-General James Clinton (1736–1812), a brevet major general in the American Revolutionary War. He was the half brother of DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), the 6th Governor of New York, and George Clinton, Jr. (1771–1809), a U.S. Representative, through his father's first marriage to Mary De Witt (1737–1795). His uncle was George Clinton (1739–1812), who served as the 1st and 3rd Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and the U.S. Vice President from 1805 to 1812. His grandfather was Col. Charles Clinton (1690–1773), an Anglo-Irish colonel during the French and Indian War.[2]

Clinton attended the common schools and Newburgh Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and practiced in Newburgh.[1]

Career

Clinton served as Orange County Master in Chancery, and judge of the county court of common pleas.[1]

He served as director of the Newburgh Whaling Company and of the Delaware and Hudson Railway. Clinton was also a colonel in the New York Militia.[1]

Clinton was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845).[3] He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-eighth Congress).[4] He was not a candidate for reelection in 1844, and resumed practicing law.[1][5]

Death and burial

Clinton died in New York City on May 28, 1849 at the age of 45. He was interred in the family cemetery at Little Britain, and reinterred at Woodlawn Cemetery in New Windsor.[1]

References

Notes

1. "CLINTON, James Graham - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
2. Campbell, William W. (1849), The Life and Writings of De Witt Clinton, Baker and Scribner, pp. x–xiv, retrieved 9 February 2008
3. "JAMES GRAHAM CLINTON | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
4. "Clinton, James Graham, 1804-1849 - LC Linked Data Service | Library of Congress". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. "CLINTON, George | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

Sources

• United States Congress. "James G. Clinton (id: C000528)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Works by James Graham Clinton at Project Gutenberg

External links

• James G. Clinton at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.