James Standifer
| James Israel Standifer | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Jones |
| Succeeded by | James C. Mitchell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
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| Preceded by | James C. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Luke Lea |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1833 – August 20, 1837 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob C. Isacks |
| Succeeded by | William Stone |
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April 19, 1779 Virginia |
| Died | August 20, 1837 (aged 58) |
| Spouse(s) | Martha “Patsy” Standifer |
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Children:James Madison Standifer Skelton Carroll Standifer William Israel S. Standifer Luke C. Standifer Elizabeth Ann Standifer Jesse Heard Standifer |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
| Profession | politician |
Children:James Madison Standifer Skelton Carroll Standifer
William Israel S. Standifer
Luke C. Standifer
Elizabeth Ann Standifer
James Israel Standifer (April 19, 1779 – August 20, 1837) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
Standifer was born on April 19, 1779 in Henry County, son of Israel and Susannah Heard Standifer. He married his cousin, Martha "Patsy" Standifer on February 2, 1801 in Knox County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of William and Jemima Jones Standifer, born January 19, 1783 in Henry County, Virginia, and died June 15, 1848 in Tennessee. He attended the common schools and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
In War of 1812, Standifer enlisted as a private, was promoted to captain and served from September 30, 1813 to December 30, 1813. He reenlisted on January 20, 1814, and served under Colonel John Brown in the East Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served until March 11, 1814.
Standifer was elected to the Eighteenth Congress, representing the 3rd district, which lasted from March 4, 1823 to March 4, 1825. He was also elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress through the Twenty-third Congress, as a White supporter (Anti-Jacksonian) to the Twenty-fourth Congress, and as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served from March 4, 1829 until his death near Kingston, Tennessee on his way to Washington, D.C.
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