James Bouldin

James Wood Bouldin (* 1792 in Charlotte County , Virginia ; †  March 30, 1854 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1834 and 1839 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Bouldin was the younger brother of Congressman Thomas Bouldin (1791-1834). He attended the public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1813, he began to work in Charlotte Court House in this profession. At the same time he struck a political career as a supporter of the future US President Andrew Jackson . He later became a member of the Democratic Party founded by Jackson in 1828 . Bouldin served in the Virginia House of Representatives in 1825 and 1826 .

After the death of his brother Thomas, who passed away as a congressman, James Bouldin was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the due by-election for the fifth seat of Virginia , where he took up his new mandate on March 15, 1834 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1839 . Since 1835 he represented there as the successor to John Y. Mason the second constituency of his state. Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president. Since 1837, Bouldin was chairman of the District of Columbia Administration Committee.

After his time in the US House of Representatives ended, Bouldin practiced as a lawyer again. He was also active in agriculture. He died on March 30, 1854 on his Forest Hill estate in Charlotte County, where he was also buried.

Web links

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

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