James C. Alvord

{{Short description|American politician (1808–1839)}} {{about|the politician|the 20th-century poet|James Church Alvord}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James Church Alvord | image = JamesCAlvord.jpg | state = [[Massachusetts]] | district = [[Massachusetts's 6th congressional district|6th]] | term_start = March 4, 1839 | term_end = September 27, 1839 | preceded = [[George Grennell Jr.]] | succeeded = [[Osmyn Baker]] | office2 = Member of the [[Massachusetts Senate]] | term2 = 1838 | birth_date = April 14, 1808 | birth_place = [[Greenwich, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1839|9|27|1808|4|14}} | death_place = [[Greenfield, Massachusetts]], U.S. | resting_place = Federal Street Cemetery | party = [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | spouse = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = [[Dartmouth College]] | occupation = | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''James Church Alvord''' (April 14, 1808 – September 27, 1839) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from [[Massachusetts]].

Born in [[Greenwich, Massachusetts]], Alvord completed preparatory studies and was graduated from [[Dartmouth College]], [[Hanover, New Hampshire]], in 1827. He studied law and was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1830, commencing the practice of his profession in [[Greenfield, Massachusetts]]. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1837. He served in the State senate in 1838.

Alvord was elected as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] to the [[26th United States Congress|Twenty-sixth]] Congress and served from March 4, 1839, until his death in [[Greenfield, Massachusetts]], on September 27, 1839, before the Congress assembled. He was interred in Federal Street Cemetery.

==See also== *[[List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1790–1899)]]

==References== {{CongBio|A000168}} *BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JAMES C. ALVORD The American jurist and law magazine page 373, 1843.

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