{{Short description|American politician (1791–1863)}} {{infobox officeholder |name=James H. Relfe |state=Minnesota |district={{ushr|MO|AL|at-large}} |term_start=March 4, 1843 |term_end=March 3, 1847 |preceded=''New seat'' |succeeded=''District dissolved'' |state_house2=Minnesota |term_start2=1835 |term_end2=1844 |birth_name=James Hugh Relfe |birth_date={{birth date|1791|10|17}} |birth_place=Virginia, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1863|9|14|1791|10|17}} |death_place=Caledonia, Missouri, U.S. |resting_place=Methodist Cemetery |party=Democratic |relatives=Lewis F. Linn (brother-in-law) |occupation=Politician, physician |allegiance=United States |battles=Black Hawk War }} <!-- This article was automatically created by User:polbot from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000160. The prose may be stilted, and there may be grammatical and Wikification errors. Please improve in any way you see fit. -->'''James Hugh Relfe''' (October 17, 1791 – September 14, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Virginia, Relfe moved to Washington County, Missouri, about 1816 with his father, who settled in Caledonia. He received a limited schooling. He studied medicine and practiced in Caledonia, Missouri. He was appointed a member of the commission to adjust Spanish land claims to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of his brother-in-law, Dr. Lewis F. Linn. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1835-1844. He served in the Black Hawk War. He was appointed United States marshal for the district of Missouri February 17, 1841.
Relfe was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847). He continued the practice of medicine in Caledonia, Washington County, Missouri, until his death there September 14, 1863. He was interred in the Methodist Cemetery.
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