James G. Clinton

James Graham Clinton (January 2, 1804 – May 28, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Early life

Born in Little Britain, New York on January 2, 1804, Clinton attended the common schools and Newburgh Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823 and practiced in Newburgh.

Career

Clinton served as Orange County Master in Chancery, and judge of the county court of common pleas.

He served as director of the Newburgh Whaling Company and of the Delaware and Hudson Railway. Clinton was also a colonel in the New York Militia.

Clinton was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1844, and resumed practicing law.

Death and burial

Clinton died in New York City on May 28, 1849 at the age of 45. He was interred in the family cemetery at Little Britain, and reinterred at Woodlawn Cemetery in New Windsor.

Family

He was the son of James Clinton, half brother of De Witt Clinton and George Clinton, Jr. (1771–1809), and nephew of the first Governor of New York, George Clinton (1739–1812).

References

• James G. Clinton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• James G. Clinton at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Nathaniel Jones	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th congressional district March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Succeeded by Hamilton Fish
Preceded by Hiram P. Hunt	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Succeeded by Archibald C. Niven

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