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James Lisle Gillis

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James Lisle Gillis

Birth
Hebron, Washington County, New York, USA
Death
8 Jul 1881 (aged 88)
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
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Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
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U.S. Congressman. He served in the War of 1812 and after the war later moved to Ridgway, Pennsylvania, in 1822. He was appointed associate judge of Jefferson County, by Governor Porter, in 1842, was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives , (1840, 51) and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1845. In 1857, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was appointed agent for the Pawnee Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma and later died in retirement in Iowa, at age 88.
U.S. Congressman. He served in the War of 1812 and after the war later moved to Ridgway, Pennsylvania, in 1822. He was appointed associate judge of Jefferson County, by Governor Porter, in 1842, was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives , (1840, 51) and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1845. In 1857, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was appointed agent for the Pawnee Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma and later died in retirement in Iowa, at age 88.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18517480/james_lisle-gillis: accessed ), memorial page for James Lisle Gillis (2 Oct 1792–8 Jul 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18517480, citing Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.