James Wood Bouldin (1792March 30, 1854) was an American

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from Virginia, and brother of Thomas Tyler Bouldin.

Biography

Born in Charlotte County, Virginia, Bouldin attended the common schools, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar April 12, 1813, and began to practice at

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. He served as member of state house of delegates from 1825 to 1826. Bouldin was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his brother

Thomas Bouldin Thomas Tyler Bouldin (1781 – February 11, 1834) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia, serving non-consecutive terms between 1829 and 1834. He was the brother of James Wood Bouldin, who suc ...

. He was reelected to the Twenty-fourth Congress, then as a

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to the Twenty-fifth Congress. He served in Congress from March 15, 1834, to March 3, 1839. He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Twenty-fifth Congress), and opposed the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia on the grounds that slaves were "freer, happier, and more intelligent, and more pious" than they would have been as free people in Africa. Following his departure from Congress, possibly due to alcoholism, he resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died at his country home, "Forest Hill," Charlotte County, Virginia, March 30, 1854. He was interred in the private burial ground on his estate.

Elections

*1835; Bouldin was re-elected with 58.98% of the vote, defeating Whig Philip A. Bolling. *1837; Bouldin was re-elected unopposed.

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