James Gholson

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James Herbert Gholson (1798 – July 2, 1848) was a nineteenth century congressman, lawyer and judge from Virginia.

Born in Gholsonville, Virginia, Gholson pursued in an academic course and graduated from Princeton College in 1820. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Percivals, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1824 to 1828 and again from 1830 to 1833 and was elected an Anti-Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1832, serving from 1833 to 1835. Afterwards, Gholson served judge of the circuit court for the Brunswick circuit for many years before his death on July 2, 1848 in Brunswick County, Virginia.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Mark Alexander

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th congressional district March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835

Succeeded by George Dromgoole

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.