James Whitehill

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James Whitehill (January 31, 1762February 26, 1822) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

James Whitehill (son of John Whitehill and nephew of Robert Whitehill) was born in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Strasburg. He served as associate judge of the Lancaster County Court from January 3, 1811, to February 1, 1813, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress. He served in the War of 1812 as major general of Pennsylvania Militia.

Whitehill was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress and served until his resignation in September 1, 1814. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Strasburg and served as burgess of Strasburg in 1816. He was again associate judge of the county court from October 17, 1820, until his death in Strasburg in 1822. Interment in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Leacock, Pennsylvania.


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Preceded by
Roger Davis
John M. Hyneman
Joseph Lefever
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

1813 - 1814
alongside: John Gloninger
Succeeded by
Edward Crouch
Amos Slaymaker