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James Cresap Sprigg (1802 – October 3, 1852) was a
United States representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
from
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
. He was the brother of Michael Cresap Sprigg. He was born in Frostburg, Maryland in 1802 where he completed preparatory studies. Later, he moved to Shelbyville, Kentucky. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and practiced before holding several local offices. Sprigg was a member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...
1830–1834 and 1837–1840. He elected as a Whig to the
Twenty-seventh Congress The 27th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. between March 4, 1 ...
(March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843) but was an unsuccessful candidate as an Independent for reelection in 1842 to the
Twenty-eighth Congress The 28th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1843 ...
. After Congress, he resumed the practice of law and was again a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1852. He served until his death in Shelbyville, Kentucky in 1852. He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sprigg, James 1802 births 1852 deaths Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Frostburg, Maryland Kentucky Independents Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Sprigg family 19th-century American politicians