James M. Broom

James Madison Broom (born 1776 near Wilmington , Delaware , † January 15, 1850 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1805 and 1807 he represented the state of Delaware in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Broom, whose father Jacob was one of the signatories of the US Constitution , attended Princeton College until 1794 , from which today's Princeton University emerged. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1801, he began to work in New Castle and Wilmington in his new profession. Politically, he was a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . In 1804 he was elected as his party's candidate to the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded Caesar A. Rodney on March 4, 1805 . In 1806 he was confirmed in this office. Broom resigned from his seat in Congress on October 6, 1807 .

In 1819 he moved to Philadelphia, where he also practiced as a lawyer. In 1824 he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Broom remained in Philadelphia until his death in 1850. He was married twice. His first marriage to his wife Ann, who died in 1808, gave birth to his son Jacob , who sat for the state in Congress between 1855 and 1856.

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SURNAME	Broom, James M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Broom, James Madison (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1776
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Wilmington , Delaware
DATE OF DEATH	January 15, 1850
Place of death	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania