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  Harlan, James
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AffiliationWhig   
NameJames Harlan
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Harrodsburg, Kentucky , United States
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Born June 22, 1800
DiedFebruary 18, 1863 (62 years)
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Sep 20, 2015 04:56am
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InfoHARLAN, James, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Mercer County, Ky., June 22, 1800; attended the public schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1817 to 1821; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Harrodsburg, Ky.; prosecuting attorney 1829-1844; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1839); secretary of state of Kentucky 1840-1844; member of the State house of representatives in 1845; attorney general of Kentucky from 1850 until his death in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., February 18, 1863.


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Importance? 7.00000 Average

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Son John Marshall Harlan I 1833-1911
Grandson John Maynard Harlan 1864-1934

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  08/07/1837 KY - District 05 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  08/05/1835 KY - District 05 Won 54.81% (+9.63%)
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