James Birdsall (1783 – July 20, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in 1783, Birdsall studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1806. He was the first lawyer to settle in Norwich, New York and became surrogate of Chenango County, New York in 1811. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817).
Birdsall was member of the New York State Assembly (Chenango Co.) in 1827 and was one of the incorporators of the Bank of Chenango. He moved to Fenton, Michigan, in 1839 and later to Flint, Michigan, where he died on July 20, 1856. He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Isaac Williams, Jr., Joel Thompson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th congressional district 1815 - 1817 with Jabez D. Hammond |
Succeeded by Isaac Williams, Jr., John R. Drake |