{{short description|American politician (died 1872)}} {{for|his son, the Maryland politician|James M. Touchstone}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James Touchstone | image = | alt = | caption = | state_delegate = Maryland | district = Cecil County | term_start = 1868 | term_end = 1870 | predecessor = | successor = | alongside = John W. Davis, Levi R. Mearns, William Richards, George Biddle, John Owens | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and given age|1872|12|14|56}} | death_place = Port Deposit, Maryland, U.S. | resting_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = James M. Touchstone | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|blacksmith}} | signature = }}
'''James Touchstone''' (died December 14, 1872) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1868 to 1870.
==Career== Touchstone was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1868 to 1870.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/cehouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=2000-02-01 |access-date=2023-07-15}}</ref>
Touchstone wrote about politics in newspapers.<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-aegis-death-of-james-touchstone-27/128246380/ |title=Death of James Touchstone |date=1872-12-27 |newspaper=The Aegis |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref> He worked as a blacksmith.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/smyrna-times-james-touchstone-25-dec-18/128249250/ |title=James Touchstone... |date=1872-12-25 |newspaper=Smyrna Times |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref>
==Personal life== Touchstone lived in Port Deposit.<ref name="obit2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-death-of-a-well-known/128249279/ |title=Death of a Well-Known Marylander |date=1872-12-17 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref> His son was James M. Touchstone, who also served in the Maryland House of Delegates.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-death-of-mr-jas-m-touc/128245358/ |title=Mr. Jas. M. Touchstone |date=1886-06-12 |newspaper=The Cecil Whig |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref>
He died on December 14, 1872, at the age of 56, in Port Deposit.<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-touchstone-16-dec-187/128249264/ |title=Touchstone |date=1872-12-16 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Touchstone, James}} Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:1810s births Category:1872 deaths Category:Politicians from Cecil County, Maryland Category:Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Category:19th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly