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James Semple
Member From: 1797 - 1823
- Birth Date: September 7, 1768 Birth Place:
- Death Date: 1834
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian, Scottish
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- Occupation/Profession: Judge in the General Court of Virginia from 1809-1834, Law professor at the College of William & Mary from 1819
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1797-1798 | New Kent | Courts of Justice
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| 1798-1799 | New Kent | Claims
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| 1801-1802 | Williamsburg | ||||
| 1802-1803 | Williamsburg | First of the Finance Committee, 1802 | |||
| 1803-1804 | Williamsburg | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice | ||
| 1804-1805 | Williamsburg | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice | ||
| 1805-1806 | Williamsburg | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice Finance Privileges and Elections |
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| 1806-1807 | Williamsburg | Democratic-Republican | Finance (Chair) Courts of Justice |
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| 1807-1808 | Williamsburg | Democratic-Republican | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Courts of Justice Finance |
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| 1808-1809 | Williamsburg | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice (Chair) Finance |
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| 1822-1823 | Williamsburg | Clerk's Office Schools and Colleges |
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