James Allison Junior

James Allison Jr. (born October 4, 1772 in Elkton , Cecil County , Province of Maryland , †  June 17, 1854 in Beaver , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1823 and 1825 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1774, James Allison and his parents moved to Washington County , Pennsylvania. At the age of 17 he enrolled in the School of David Johnson in Beaver. He later took part in an Indian War in Bedford County . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1796, he began to work in this profession in Washington, Pennsylvania. In 1803 he moved back to Beaver, where he continued to practice as a lawyer. Between 1803 and 1809 he served as the district attorney in Beaver County . Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson .

In the congressional elections of 1822 Allison was elected to the then newly established 16th  constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1823. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his resignation in 1825 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Allison worked again as a lawyer until 1848; then he retired. He died on June 17, 1854 in Beaver, where he was also buried. His son John (1812-1878) was also a member of Congress.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
new constituency	Member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (16th constituency) with Walter Forward March 4, 1823-1825	Robert Orr