James Abercrombie (Congressman)

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James Abercrombie (1795 – 1861) was an American politician. He was born in Hancock County, Georgia in 1795. He moved to Alabama in the early 1810's and settled first in Monroe county, now called Dallas County, Alabama, and then in Montgomery County, Alabama.

During the War of 1812, he served as a corporal in Maj. F. Freeman's Squadron of Georgia Cavalry. He took up the study of law.

He served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1820 to 1822, 1824 to 1825, and 1838 to 1839; he was also a member of the Alabama State Senate from 1825 to 1833 and 1847 to 1850. After having moved to Russell County, Alabama in 1834, he was elected from the Whig party to the United States House of Representatives from Alabama's second district from 1851 to 1855.

He moved to Florida in 1856 and became engaged in supplying bricks for the government. He died in Pensacola, Florida on July 2, 1861, and is buried at Lanwood Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia.

This article incorporates facts obtained from The Political Graveyard.

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• Biographical Director of the United States Congress, 1774-1989: Bicentennial Edition. United States: Government Printing Office, 1989. ISBN 0-16-006384-1
• Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Quincy Who's Who, 1963.