James Henderson Imlay (November 26, 1764 – March 6, 1823) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served as aUnited States Representative from New Jersey. He served two terms from 1797 to 1801.

Born inImlaystown, he pursuedclassical studies and graduated fromPrinceton College in 1786, where he was also a tutor. He studied law, was admitted to thebar in 1791, and practiced.

He was a major in theMonmouth County Militia and served in theRevolutionary War. He was a counselor in 1796, and was a member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from 1793 to 1796, serving as speaker in the latter year.

Imlay was elected as aFederalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801.

While in the House, he was one of theimpeachment managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct theimpeachment proceedings againstU.S. SenatorWilliam Blount ofTennessee.

In 1804 and 1805, Imlay waspostmaster ofAllentown, New Jersey, and resumed the practice of law there; he died in Allentown in 1823. Interment was in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

• United States Congress."James H. Imlay (id: I000011)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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