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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | James Holland |
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Rutherfordton, North Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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January 12, 1754 |
| Died |
May 19, 1823
(69 years) |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | HOLLAND, James, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Anson County, near the present town of Rutherfordton, N.C., in 1754; received a very limited education; was a major in the State militia and also saw service in the Continental line 1775-1783; sheriff of Tryon County from July 1777 to July 1778; justice of the peace of Rutherford County 1780-1800; comptroller of Rutherford County from July 1782 to January 1785; member of the State senate in 1783; served in the State house of commons in 1786 and again in 1789; delegate to the second State constitutional convention in 1789 that adopted the Federal Constitution; member of the first board of trustees of the University of North Carolina 1789-1795; studied law; was admitted to the bar on October 15, 1793, and commenced practice in Rutherfordton, N.C.
U.S. Representative (AF, DR-NC) 1795-1797, 1801-1811
NC Senate in 1797; resumed the practice of his profession and also engaged in agricultural pursuits
Moved to what is now Maury County, Tenn. in 1811, engaging in agricultural pursuits near Columbia; justice of the peace 1812-1818; died on his estate in Maury County, Tenn., May 19, 1823; interment in the Holland Family (now known as Watson) Cemetery, nine miles east of Columbia, Tenn., Maury County, Tenn.
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