Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1811-1812 | 8 | Democratic-Republican | ||
1812-1813 | 8 | Democratic-Republican | ||
1813-1814 | 8 | Democratic-Republican | ||
1814-1815 | 8 | Democratic-Republican |
COUNTIES: Lehigh, Wayne, Northampton
James Ralston (Democratic-Republican8) Northampton and Wayne Counties 1811-1813 (Democratic-Republican8) Lehigh, Northampton and Wayne Counties 1813-1815
Early Life:
James Ralston, born 1767; son of Samuel & Sarah King Ralston; unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1806, 1807; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1809-1811; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1811-1815; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1814; elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1815-1816; married, Elizabeth Palmer died, January 20, 1836 (aged 68–69); interment, Horner's Cemetery, Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Unsuccessful campaigns, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Northampton and Wayne Counties, 1806, 1807.
Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Northampton County, 1809-1810
Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Northampton and Wayne Counties, 1810-1811.
Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Northampton and Wayne Counties, 1811-1813.
Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Lehigh, Northampton and Wayne Counties, 1813-1815.
Unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 6th district, Pennsylvania, 1814.
Elected, Democratic-Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Northampton, Pike and Wayne Counties, 1815-1816.
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:
Not currently available.
Legacy:
Known as Squire Ralston.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)
James Ralston (1767-1836) - Find a Grave Memorial