James Milnor

James Milnor (born June 20, 1773 in Philadelphia , Province of Pennsylvania , †  April 8, 1844 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1813 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Milnor attended the Philadelphia Grammar School and then studied at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, but without a degree. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1794, he began to work in Norristown in this profession. In 1797 he moved his residence and law firm to Philadelphia. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s . In 1800 and from 1805 to 1810 he was a member of the local city council. Between 1808 and 1809 he was its president.

In the congressional election of 1810 , Milnor was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded John Porter on March 4, 1811 . Until March 3, 1813, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . During this time the British-American War began .

After serving in the US House of Representatives, Milnor studied theology. In 1814 he was ordained a clergyman in the Protestant Episcopal Church . Two years later he became one of the clergymen ( Assistant Ministers ) of St. Peter's Church in Philadelphia. From 1816 he was pastor at St. George's Church in New York. He held this office until his death on April 8, 1844.

Web links

• James Milnor in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James Milnor in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ according to other information April 8, 1845

predecessor	Office	successor
John Porter	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (1st constituency) with Adam Seybert and William Anderson March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1813	Charles Jared Ingersoll