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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—DelawareJames Madison BROOM
(1776-1850)
BROOM, James Madison,
(father of Jacob Broom), a Representative from Delaware; born near
Wilmington, Del., in 1776; was graduated from Princeton College in
1794; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1801 and practiced in
New Castle and Wilmington, Del., and Baltimore, Md.; elected as a
Federalist to the Ninth and Tenth Congresses and served from March
4, 1805, until his resignation in 1807, before the assembling of
the Tenth Congress; moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1819 and resumed
the practice of law; member of the Pennsylvania house of
representatives in 1824; died in Philadelphia, Pa., January 15,
1850; interment in St. Mary’s Churchyard, Hamilton Village
(now a part of Philadelphia), Pa.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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