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James X. McLanahan

Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853
Preceded by	James Thompson
Succeeded by	Frederick P. Stanton
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th district
In office March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853
Preceded by	Jasper E. Brady
Succeeded by	William H. Kurtz
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 14th district
In office 1841–1842
Preceded by	William R. Gorgas
Succeeded by	Jesse C. Horton
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 18th district
In office 1843–1844

Personal details
Born	(1809-05-17)May 17, 1809 Greencastle, Pennsylvania, US
Died	December 16, 1861(1861-12-16) (aged 52) New York City, US
Political party	Democratic

James Xavier McLanahan (May 17, 1809 – December 16, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1849 to 1853.

Early life and education

McLanahan was born near Greencastle, Pennsylvania, to William and Mary (Gregg) McLanahan. He was the grandson of Pennsylvania Senator Andrew Gregg and second cousin to Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1827. He studied law under George Chambers who went on to become a Congressman and Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice. He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 14th district from 1841 to 1842 and for the 18th district from 1843 to 1844.

McLanahan was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses. He was the chairman of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary during the Thirty-second Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.

He resumed the practice of law and died in New York City in 1861, aged 52.

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Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded byWilliam R. Gorgas	Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 14th district 1841-1842	Succeeded byJesse C. Horton
Preceded by	Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 18th district 1843-1844	Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJasper E. Brady	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1849–1853	Succeeded byCarlton B. Curtis

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C. Ingersoll Nelson Sergeant Nelson Webster Barbour Buchanan Davis Foster Beardsley Thomas Sergeant Barnard Wilkins Saunders Rathbun J. Ingersoll Thompson McLanahan Stanton Simmons Houston Hickman Wilson Bingham Butler Knott T. Reed Tucker Culberson Taylor Culberson Henderson Ray Jenkins Parker Clayton Webb Volstead Graham Sumners Michener Celler C. Reed Celler Rodino Brooks Hyde Sensenbrenner Conyers Smith Goodlatte Nadler Jordan

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