James Garland

James Garland (born June 6, 1791 in Ivy Depot , Virginia , †  August 8, 1885 in Lynchburg , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1841 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Garland attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Lovingston in this profession. He also took part in the British-American War of 1812 as a soldier . In the 1820s Garland joined the movement around the later US President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . He served in the Virginia House of Representatives from 1829 to 1831 .

In the congressional election of 1834 Garland was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of his state , where he succeeded George Dromgoole on March 4, 1835 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1841 . Since 1839 he represented the short-lived Conservative Party there . In 1840 it was not confirmed.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Garland initially practiced as a lawyer again. From 1849 to 1872 he served as a public prosecutor in Lynchburg. At the same time he was a judge on the Corporation Court between 1841 and 1882 . He died in Lynchburg on August 8, 1885.

Web links

• James Garland in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Garland in the database of Find a Grave (English)