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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—VermontJames ELLIOT
(1775-1839)
ELLIOT, James, a
Representative from Vermont; born in Gloucester, Mass., August 18,
1775; during his early years worked on a farm and clerked in a
store; moved to Guilford, Vt., in 1790; served as a sergeant in the
Indian war of 1793 in Ohio; published several works of poems and
essays in 1798; clerk of the State house of representatives
1801-1803; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1803 and
commenced practice in Brattleboro, Vt.; elected as a Federalist to
the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Congresses (March 4, 1803-March 3,
1809); published a newspaper in Philadelphia, Pa., on his
retirement from Congress; served in the War of 1812 for a short
time as captain; resumed the practice of law in Brattleboro, Vt.;
clerk of the Windham County Court 1817-1835; member of the State
house of representatives in 1818 and 1819; moved to Newfane, Vt.;
register of the probate court 1822-1834; again served in the State
house of representatives in 1837 and 1838; State’s attorney
of Windham County 1837-1839; died in Newfane, Vt., November 10,
1839; interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Vt.
Bibliography
Huddleston, Eugene L. “Indians and Literature of the
Federalist Era: The Case of James Elliott.” New England
Quarterly 44 (June 1971): 221-37.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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