Francis James, Esq. and Sarah H. James

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Husband Francis James, Esq. ¹

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           Born: 4 Apr 1799 1
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       Marriage: 7 Sep 1826 1

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Wife Sarah H. James ²

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         Father: Aaron James (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary Mercer (      -      ) 3

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1 F Anna M. James ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Francis James, Esq.

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He began the study of law with John Duer, Esq., April 1, 1823, and was admitted to the bar in May, 1825, after which he made West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, his home. In 1834 he was elected to the State Senate, and served four years. He was elected representative in Congress for the district composed of Chester, Delaware, and Lancaster Counties in 1838 and 1840. Here he took a strong anti-slavery position, and by speech and vote resisted the encroachments of the slave-power. Owing to failing health he gradually relinquished the practice of the law, and at the age of eighty-two years his tottering steps required the assistance of two canes. He was a venerable gentleman, dignified, courteous, and modest, and only at the solicitation of others would he allow his portrait to be published.

1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 613.

2 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 612, 613.

3 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 612.