James Robinson McCormick | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's3rd district | |
| In office December 17, 1867 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas E. Noell |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Stone |
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| Born | (1824-08-01)August 1, 1824 |
| Died | May 19, 1897(1897-05-19) (aged 72) |
| Party | Democratic |
James Robinson McCormick (August 1, 1824 – May 19, 1897) was aUnited States representative fromMissouri.
Born nearIrondale, Washington County, Missouri, McCormick attended public schools inWashington County, Missouri. He received private instruction and enteredTransylvania University,Lexington, Kentucky, as a medical student. He graduated from the Memphis (Tennessee) Medical College in 1849 and commenced practice inWayne County, Missouri. He moved to Perry County in 1850 and continued the practice of medicine.
He served as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1861. During theCivil War he served as a surgeon in the Sixth Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry,Union Army. He served in theMissouri State Senate in 1862, but resigned on account of duties in the Army.He became a brigadier general of militia in 1863. After the war he located inArcadia, Missouri, and resumed the practice of medicine. He again served in the state senate in 1866, but resigned the following year.
McCormick was elected as aDemocratic Representative forMissouri's 3rd congressional district to the Fortieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofThomas E. Noell. He was reelected to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses and served from December 17, 1867, to March 3, 1873. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1872.
He moved toFarmington, Missouri, in 1874 where he practiced medicine and engaged in the pharmaceutical business. He died in Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, May 19, 1897. He was interred in Masonic Cemetery.
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