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James Xavier McLanahan (May 17, 1809 – December 16, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1849 to 1853.
James X. McLanahan | |
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Chair of the House Judiciary Committee | |
In office March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 | |
Preceded by | James Thompson |
Succeeded by | Frederick P. Stanton |
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th district | |
In office March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853 | |
Preceded by | Jasper E. Brady |
Succeeded by | William H. Kurtz |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 14th district | |
In office 1841–1842 | |
Preceded by | William R. Gorgas |
Succeeded by | Jesse C. Horton |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 18th district | |
In office 1843–1844 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Greencastle, Pennsylvania, US | May 17, 1809
Died | December 16, 1861 52) New York City, US | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
McLanahan was born near Greencastle, Pennsylvania, to William and Mary (Gregg) McLanahan.[1] He was the grandson of Pennsylvania Senator Andrew Gregg and second cousin to Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin.[2] He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1827. He studied law under George Chambers who went on to become a Congressman and Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice.[3] He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 14th district from 1841 to 1842 and for the 18th district from 1843 to 1844.[4]
McLanahan was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses. He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary during the Thirty-second Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.[citation needed]
He resumed the practice of law and died in New York City in 1861, aged 52.[citation needed]
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