Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1813-1814 | 11 | Federalist | ||
1815-1816 | 11 | Federalist |
James McSherry (Federalist11) Adams and York Counties 1813-1817
Early Life:
James McSherry, born July 29, 1776 Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania; son of Patrick and Catherine Gartland McSherry; Lancaster Academy; engaged, mercantile pursuits; founder, Littlestown Railroad; founding director, Gettysburg National Bank; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1807-1813; military service, defended Baltimore, War of 1812; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senator, 1813-1817; unsuccessful candidate, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1819; elected, Federalist, United States House of Representatives, 1821-1823, unsuccessful candidate for reelection, 1822; elected, unsuccessful candidate for reelection, 1822; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1824-1827; elected, Adams (National Republican), Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1828-1829; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1829-1830; elected, Anti-Masonic, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1830-1831; elected, Anti-Masonic, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1834-1835; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1835-1836; delegate, Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention, 1837-1838; married, Ann Ridgely Sappington McSherry, children, James McSherry, Jr., William M. McSherry; died, February 3, 1849, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania; interment Saint Aloysius’ Catholic Cemetery, Germany Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Early Career:
Engaged, mercantile pursuits; founder, Littlestown Railroad; founding director, Gettysburg National Bank; military service, defended Baltimore, War of 1812.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1807-1813.
Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 11th district, Adams and York Counties, 1813-1817.
Unsuccessful candidate, Pennsylvania State Senate, 11th district, Adams and York Counties, 1819.
Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1824-1827.
Elected, Adams (National Republican), Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1828-1829.
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1829-1830.
Elected, Anti-Masonic, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1830-1831.
Elected, Anti-Masonic, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1834-1835.
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1835-1836.
Delegate, Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention, 1837-1838.
Continued Government Service/National Politics:
Elected, Federalist, United States House of Representatives, Seventeenth Congress, 1821-1823; unsuccessful candidate for reelection, 1822, Eighteenth Congress.
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:
Not currently available.
Legacy:
Pennsylvania’s first Roman Catholic State Senator.
Son, William McSherry, Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th district, Adams, Franklin and Fulton Counties 1863-1864; 19th district, Adams and Franklin Counties 1865; 20th district, Adams and York Counties 1872-1874. William McSherry - Pennsylvania Senate Library (pasen.gov)
McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania is named in the family’s honor.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
William McSherry (III), History of the Bank of Gettysburg, 1814-1864 (Gettysburg: Gettysburg National Bank, 1914)
A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)
James McSherry (1776-1849) - Find a Grave Memorial
After 2 session(s) serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, James McSherry went on to serve in congress