James Allison

Jackson Republican Representative of Pennsylvania

Congresses Served

House Terms

October 4, 1772 (81 years old)

Birthday

June 17, 1854

Death

Served as a U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania for two terms (1823-1825)
Born near Elkton, Maryland, and moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1774
Enrolled in school at seventeen under David Johnson in Beaver, Pennsylvania
Participated in Indian warfare at Yellow Creek
Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1796, starting his practice in Washington, Pennsylvania
Moved back to Beaver in 1803 and continued his law practice until 1822
Served as prosecuting attorney of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, from 1803 to 1809
Elected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress
Resigned from Congress on August 26, 1825, before the Nineteenth Congress assembled
Resumed practicing law until 1848, then retired until his death in 1854
Died in Beaver, Pennsylvania, and was interred in Old Cemetery