James G. Clinton
| James G. Clinton | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th District | |
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In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
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| Preceded by | Hiram P. Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Archibald C. Niven |
| Member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th District | |
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In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Nathaniel Jones |
| Succeeded by | Hamilton Fish |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Graham Clinton January 2, 1804 Little Britain, New York |
| Died | May 28, 1849 (aged 45) New York City |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | See Clinton family |
| Parents |
James Clinton Mary Little |
| Education | Newburgh Academy |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
James Graham Clinton (January 2, 1804 – May 28, 1849) was a lawyer and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Little Britain, New York on January 2, 1804, He was the son of Mary Little (1768–1835) and Major-General James Clinton (1736–1812), a brevet major general in the American Revolutionary War. He was the half brother of DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), the 6th Governor of New York, and George Clinton, Jr. (1771–1809), a U.S. Representative, through his father's first marriage to Mary De Witt (1737–1795). His uncle was George Clinton (1739–1812), who served as the 1st and 3rd Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and the U.S. Vice President from 1805 to 1812. His grandfather was Col. Charles Clinton (1690–1773), an Anglo-Irish colonel during the French and Indian War.
Clinton attended the common schools and Newburgh Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and practiced in Newburgh.
Clinton served as Orange County Master in Chancery, and judge of the county court of common pleas.
He served as director of the Newburgh Whaling Company and of the Delaware and Hudson Railway. Clinton was also a colonel in the New York Militia.
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