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James French Strother
Member From: 1840 - 1851
- Birth Date: September 4, 1811 Birth Place:Culpeper County, Virginia
- Death Date: September 20, 1860
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian, English
- Spouse: Elizabeth Roberts (Married November 20, 1832)
- Children: 9
- Religion:
- Education: St. Louis University, Missouri
- Military Service:
- Occupation/Profession: Lawyer
- Bio: Born in Culpeper County, Va., September 4, 1811. Died near Culpeper, Va., September 20, 1860 Buried in Masonic Cemetery, Culpeper, Va. James F. Strother of Rappahannock County was the son of George French and Sarah Green (Williams) Strother. His father was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives. He studied law at Saint Louis University in Missouri and began his practice in Washington in Rappahannock County. He was a member of the House of Delegates, 1840-43, 1844-51; the U. S. House of Representatives, 1851-53; and the Constitutional Convention of 1850-51. He married, November 2, 1832, Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of Major John and Lucy Ann (Pollard) Roberts of Culpeper County.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853)
Speaker of the House of Delegates (1847 - 1848)
Delegate to state constitutional convention (1850)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1840-1841 | Rappahannock | Whig | Privileges and Elections | ||
| 1841-1842 | Rappahannock | Whig | Executive Expenditures (Chair) Banks Lunatic Asylums Privileges and Elections |
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| 1842-1843 | Rappahannock | Whig | Executive Expenditures (Chair) Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1844-1845 | Rappahannock | Whig | Bonds of Public Officers (Chair) Privileges and Elections |
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| 1845-1846 | Rappahannock | Whig | Bonds of Public Officers Privileges and Elections |
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| 1846-1847 | Rappahannock | Whig | Bonds of Public Officers (Chair) Finance Privileges and Elections |
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| 1847-1848 | Rappahannock | Whig | Speaker of the House | ||
| 1848-1849 | Rappahannock | Whig | Finance Schools and Colleges |
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| 1849-1850 | Rappahannock | Whig | Courts of Justice
Finance |
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| 1850-1851 | Rappahannock | Whig | Courts of Justice
Finance Rules |
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