James McSherry
U.S. Congressperson
1776 – 1849
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Who was James McSherry?
James McSherry, was a politician from Littlestown, Pennsylvania.
He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He fought in the War of 1812 in the defense of Baltimore, Maryland. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate, and was a delegate to the Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention. In 1821, he was elected by the Federalist party to the Seventeenth United States Congress.
Defeated in his re-election bid, he returned to the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives.
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- Born
- 1776
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- 1849
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on July 23, 2013
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