James Gamble | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Casey |
| Succeeded by | John Jamison Pearce |
| Constituency | 13th district (1851–1853) 15th district (1853–1855) |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1841-1842 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1809-01-28)January 28, 1809 |
| Died | February 22, 1883(1883-02-22) (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Wildwood Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
James Gamble (January 28, 1809 – February 22, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.He served two consecutive terms representing two different districts from 1851 to 1855.
James Gamble was born in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Jersey Shore Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in December 1833 and commenced practice in Jersey Shore.
He was treasurer ofLycoming County, Pennsylvania from 1834 to 1836. He resumed the practice of law in Jersey Shore, and served as a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1841 and 1842.
Gamble was elected as a Democrat to theThirty-second andThirty-third Congresses.
He served as president judge ofClearfield County, Pennsylvania, in 1859 and 1860, and president judge of the court of common pleas of Lycoming County from 1868 to 1878.
He died inWilliamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1883. His remains were interred in Wildwood Cemetery.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1851–1853 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 15th congressional district 1853–1855 | Succeeded by |
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