James E. English

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James English

James Edward English (born March 13, 1812 in New Haven , Connecticut , † March 2, 1890 ibid) was an American politician of the Democratic Party . He represented the state of Connecticut in both houses of Congress .

After attending school, English initially worked in several branches of business, including the timber trade and banking. In the political events of his hometown New Haven he was active from 1847 to 1861 as a member of the city executive ( Board of selectmen ); from 1848 to 1849 he sat on the city council.

James English was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1855, and to the State Senate the following year , to which he served until 1858. In 1860 he applied unsuccessfully for the office of lieutenant governor .

It went better with his candidacy for the US House of Representatives . As a representative of Connecticut, he was a member of Congress from 1861 to 1865; he did not stand for re-election. In 1866 there was an unsuccessful candidacy for governor of his home state. However, the following year he was elected to this office; In 1868 the voters confirmed him. After his defeat by Republican Marshall Jewell in 1869, he was able to defeat him again the following year. In 1870 he won the election again, but a committee of inquiry uncovered manipulation and awarded the governorship to Marshall Jewell.

In 1872 he was again a member of the Democratic Group in the Connecticut House of Representatives; the attempt to return to the US House of Representatives in the same year failed. English was called to Washington again in 1875 when he succeeded the late Orris S. Ferry in the US Senate . After he had provisionally occupied its seat between November 27, 1875 and May 17, 1876, he missed the renewed mandate for the Senate in the subsequent by-election. English's political career was over; he returned to Connecticut, where he returned to his business activities.

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SURNAME English, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES English, James Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH New Haven , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1890
Place of death New Haven , Connecticut