James McSherry (Pennsylvania)

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James McSherry (1776-1849), was a politician from Littlestown, Pennsylvania.[1]

He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1807-1812). He fought in the War of 1812 in the defense of Baltimore, Maryland. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate (1813), and was a delegate to the Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention (1837 and 1838). In 1821, he was elected by the Federalist party to the Seventeenth United States Congress (1821-1823).

Defeated in his re-election bid, he returned to the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1824-1830; 1834 and 1835).

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• James McSherry (Pennsylvania) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Andrew Boden and Thomas Grubb McCullough

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1821 - 1823 1821-1822 alongside James Duncan 1822-1823 alongside John Findlay

Succeeded by Philip Swenk Markley