James Stephenson was a U.S. Representative

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 from Virginia

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Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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, Stephenson moved to Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Volunteer rifleman under General St. Clair in his Indian expedition in 1791.
Brigade inspector.
He served as member of the state house of delegates 1800-1803.

Stephenson was elected as a Federalist

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 to the Eighth Congress (March 4, 1803-March 3, 1805).
He was again a member of the state house of delegates in 1806 and 1807.

Stephenson was elected as Federalist to the Eleventh

11th United States Congress

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 Congress (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1811).

Stephenson was elected as a Federalist

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 to the Seventeenth

17th United States Congress

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 Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas Van Swearingen

Thomas Van Swearingen

Thomas Van Swearingen was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.Born near Shepherdstown, Virginia , Van Swearingen attended the common schools.He served as member of the State house of delegates 1814-1816....

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He was reelected as a Crawford Federalist to the Eighteenth

18th United States Congress

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 Congress and served from October 28, 1822, to March 3, 1825.
He died in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), August 7, 1833.

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