Biography
James Allison Jr. (father of John Allison (Representative), John Allison) was born near Elkton, Maryland. He moved with his parents to Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1774. At seventeen years of age, he enrolled in the school of David Johnson of Beaver, Pennsylvania. He saw service in the Indian warfare at Yellow Creek (Juniata River), Yellow Creek. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1796, and commenced practice in Washington, Pennsylvania. He returned to Beaver in 1803 and continued the practice of law until 1822, when he was elected to Congress. He served as prosecuting attorney of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, from 1803 to 1809.Congress
Allison was elected as a Jackson Republican to the 18th United States Congress, Eighteenth and a Jacksonian to the 19th United States Congress, Nineteenth Congresses and served until his resignation on August 26, 1825 before the assembling of the Nineteenth Congress.Dubin, Michael. ''United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997'', p. 85.Later career and death
He resumed the practice of law until 1848, after which he discontinued active pursuits and lived in retirement until his death in Beaver in 1854. He was interred in Old Cemetery.References