About James Machir
Lived 1750 – 1827 (aged 76–77). James Machir was an American politician.
James Machir (1764 – June 25, 1827) was a United States representative from Virginia. Machir was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1793 to 1796. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress, having won 45.44% of the vote and defeating fellow Federalist Thomas Wilson and Democratic-Republicans John Mitchell and George Jackson and served from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1799. He again served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1811 to 1813 and from 1818 to 1821. Machir died on June 25, 1827.
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Who was James Machir?
American politician
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James Machir was born in 1750 in Colony of Virginia.
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James Machir died on 25 June 1827 in Virginia.
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James Machir was a politician.
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James Machir was American.
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