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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | James C. Sprigg |
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, Kentucky , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
00, 1802
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| Died | October 03, 1852
(50 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | SPRIGG, James Cresap, (brother of Michael Cresap Sprigg), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Frostburg, Md., in 1802; completed preparatory studies; moved to Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; held several local offices; member of the State house of representatives 1830-1834 and 1837-1840; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); unsuccessful candidate as an Independent for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress; resumed the practice of law; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1852, and served until his death in Shelbyville, Ky., October 3, 1852; interment in Grove Hill Cemetery.
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