James Church Alvord (April 14, 1808 – September 27, 1839) was a
U.S. 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 c ...
from
Massachusetts.
Born in
Greenwich, Massachusetts
Greenwich () was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The town was lost as a result of the formation of the Quabbin Reservoir in order to supply Boston's growing water needs.
History
Greenwich was established in 1739 as Quabbin, incorporat ...
, Alvord completed preparatory studies and was graduated from
Dartmouth College,
Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1827. He studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1830, commencing the practice of his profession in
Greenfield, Massachusetts. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1837.
He served in the State senate in 1838.
Alvord was elected as a
Whig to the
Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1839, until his death in
Greenfield, Massachusetts, on September 27, 1839, before the Congress assembled. He was interred in Federal Street Cemetery.
See also
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References
*BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JAMES C. ALVORD The American jurist and law magazine page 373, 1843.
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1808 births
1839 deaths
Dartmouth College alumni
Massachusetts state senators
Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
19th-century American politicians
People from Greenwich, Massachusetts