James Hugh Relfe (October 17, 1791 – September 14, 1863) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Relfe moved to

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, about 1816 with his father, who settled in Caledonia. He received a limited schooling. He studied medicine and practiced in

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. He was appointed a member of the commission to adjust Spanish land claims to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of his brother-in-law, Dr.

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. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1835-1844. He served in the

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. He was appointed

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for the district of Missouri February 17, 1841. Relfe was elected as a

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to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847). He continued the practice of medicine in Caledonia, Washington County, Missouri, until his death there September 14, 1863. He was interred in the Methodist Cemetery.

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