James Alexander Jr.

For other people named James Alexander, see James Alexander (disambiguation).
James Alexander Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1837  March 3, 1839
Preceded by James Martin Bell
Succeeded by Isaac Parrish
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Belmont County district
In office
December 6, 1830  December 4, 1831
Serving with Andrew Crockett
John Davenport
Preceded by James Weir
Crawford Welsh
Andrew Patterson
Succeeded by John Patton
William Workman
W. B. Hubbard
Personal details
Born (1789-10-17)October 17, 1789
Delta, Pennsylvania
Died September 5, 1846(1846-09-05) (aged 56)
McNabb, Illinois
Resting place Scotch Ridge Cemetery, Belmont County, Ohio
Political party Whig

James Alexander Jr. (October 17, 1789 – September 5, 1846) was a United States Representative from Ohio. Born near Delta, Pennsylvania, he moved to the Northwest Territory in 1799 with his father, who settled in what is now St. Clairsville, Ohio. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, in river transportation on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and, later, in mercantile pursuits in St. Clairsville. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1830 and again in 1833 and 1834, and served as associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1831.

Alexander was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1839. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress, and returned to St. Clairsville and resumed his former business pursuits; he purchased a large tract of property in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1843 and moved to that city, living in retirement until his death. He was an extensive owner of farming land in the State of Illinois. He died, while visiting his son in McNabb, Illinois in 1846; interment was in Scotch Ridge Cemetery, eight miles north of St. Clairsville.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Kennon, Sr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th congressional district

1837–1839
Succeeded by
Isaac Parrish
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