James A. Stallworth

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(7 April, 1822 — 31 August, 1861) Stallworth was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Conecuh County, Ala., Stallworth studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1848. Stallworth served as a member of the State House of Represetnatives from 1845 to 1848. Stallworth also served as solicitor for the second judicial circuit of Alabama in 1850 and 1855. After an unsuccessful run for Congress in 1854, Stallworth was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4th, 1857 to January 21st, 1861 when he withdrew. Stallworth died soon after in Conecuh County, Ala. in August 1861. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]

Member of Alabama Delegation—The Road to Civil War.

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