James Pike (politician)
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James Pike was a U.S. Representative
from New Hampshire
.
, Pike pursued classical studies, then studied theology at Wesleyan University
in Connecticut
from 1837 to 1839. He served as a minister from 1841 to 1854. He moved to Pembroke, New Hampshire
, in 1854. Pike was elected as an American Party
candidate to the Thirty-fourth
Congress and reelected as a Republican
to the Thirty-fifth
Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1859). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858. During the Civil War
, Pike served as colonel of the 16th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
, from November 1, 1862, to August 20, 1863. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of New Hampshire in 1871. He resumed preaching and became presiding elder of the Dover
district. He discontinued active duties in 1886 and lived in retirement until his death in Newfields, New Hampshire
, July 26, 1895.
He was interred in Locust Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
.
Biography
Born in Salisbury, MassachusettsSalisbury, Massachusetts
Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2000 census. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean north of Boston on the New Hampshire border....
, Pike pursued classical studies, then studied theology at Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
from 1837 to 1839. He served as a minister from 1841 to 1854. He moved to Pembroke, New Hampshire
Pembroke, New Hampshire
Pembroke is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,115 at the 2010 census. Pembroke includes part of the village of Suncook. The center of population of New Hampshire is located in Pembroke.- History :...
, in 1854. Pike was elected as an American Party
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by...
candidate to the Thirty-fourth
34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth 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, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...
Congress and reelected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
The 35th 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, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1859). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858. During the Civil War
American Civil War
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, Pike served as colonel of the 16th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
16th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
The 16th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 16th New Hampshire Infantry was organized in Concord, New Hampshire and mustered in October 24, 1862 for nine months' service under the command of Colonel...
, from November 1, 1862, to August 20, 1863. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of New Hampshire in 1871. He resumed preaching and became presiding elder of the Dover
Dover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...
district. He discontinued active duties in 1886 and lived in retirement until his death in Newfields, New Hampshire
Newfields, New Hampshire
Newfields is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,680 at the 2010 census. The primary village in town, where 301 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Newfields census-designated place , and is located along New Hampshire Route 85 and the...
, July 26, 1895.
He was interred in Locust Cemetery.