Hinton James

Hinton James (born April 24, 1884 in Laurinburg , Scotland County , North Carolina , †  November 3, 1948 ibid) was an American politician . In 1930 and 1931 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Hinton James attended both public and private schools in his home country as well as Davidson College . He then worked in agriculture in Laurinburg and worked as a cotton trader and in the banking industry. Between 1917 and 1919 he was a member of the Laurinburg municipal council; from 1919 to 1921 he was mayor of this place. James was a member of the Democratic Party . After the death of Congressman William C. Hammer , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the seventh seat of North Carolina , where he took up his new mandate on November 4, 1930. Since he renounced another candidacy in the regular elections of 1930 , he could only end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1931 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, James resumed his previous activities. From 1941 to 1944 he was a member of the Laurinburg School Committee. He was also the state commissioner for hunting and inland fishing between 1941 and 1945. He was a member of the Democratic county board. Hinton James died on November 3, 1948 in his hometown of Laurinburg.

Web links

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

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