James Abercrombie (congressman) explained

James Abercrombie
State1:Alabama
District1:2nd
Term Start1:March 4, 1851
Term End1:March 3, 1855
Preceded1:Henry Washington Hilliard
Succeeded1:Eli Sims Shorter
Office2:Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
Term2:1820-1822
Term3:1824-1825
Term4:1838-1839
Office5:Member of the Alabama Senate
Term5:1825-1833
Term6:1847-1850
Birth Date: February 18, 1792
Birth Place:Hancock County, Georgia
Death Place:Pensacola, Florida
Party:Whig
Allegiance: United States of America
Branch:United States Army
Rank:corporal
Unit:Squadron of Georgia Cavalry
Battles:War of 1812

James Abercrombie (February 18, 1792 – July 2, 1861) was an American politician and slave owner, and a United States Representative from Alabama.

Biography

Abercrombie was born in Hancock County, Georgia on February 18, 1792, son of Charles and Edwina Dicey Malinda Booth Abercrombie. He moved to Alabama in the early 1810s and settled first in Monroe County, now called Dallas County, Alabama, and then in Montgomery County, Alabama. He married Evelina Elizabeth Ross, and they had four children, James, Sarah, Jane, and Clara.He died on July 2, 1861.

Career

During the War of 1812, Abercrombie served as a corporal in Maj. F. Freeman's Squadron of Georgia Cavalry. He studied law, and served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1820 to 1822, 1824 to 1825, and 1838 to 1839. He was also a member of the Alabama Senate from 1825 to 1833 and 1847 to 1850.[1]

After having moved to Russell County, Alabama, in 1834, Abercrombie was elected from the Whig party to the United States House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd congressional district. He served in that capacity from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1855.[2]

In 1859 Abercrombie moved to Florida and became engaged in supplying bricks for the government.

James Abercrombie was a slaveowner.

Death

Abercrombie died in Pensacola, Florida on July 2, 1861 (age 69 years, 134 days), and is interred at Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Abercrombie. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 16 May 2013.
  2. Web site: James Abercrombie. Govtrack US Congress. 16 May 2013.
  3. Web site: James Abercrombie. The Political Graveyard. 16 May 2013.